Sinners (2025)
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Two criminal twin brothers returning to their hometown in the Jim Crow South face a supernatural evil.
The story
In 1932, identical twins and World War I veterans Elijah "Smoke" and Elias "Stack" Moore return to Clarksdale, Mississippi, after seven years in Chicago working for the Chicago mob. Using money stolen from criminal syndicates, they purchase an abandoned sawmill to open a juke joint for the local Black community. They are joined by their younger cousin Sammie, a talented musician. However, the opening of the joint attracts unwanted attention from a supernatural force. As the brothers attempt to establish their business in the Jim Crow South, they must navigate the dangers of their criminal past and the burgeoning supernatural threat lurking in the shadows of the Mississippi Delta.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1932, twin brothers Smoke and Stack Moore return to Mississippi to open a juke joint. They gather a crew, including their cousin Sammie and a local couple, the Chows. The plot thickens when a vampire named Remmick, seeking refuge from hunters, targets the joint. A series of events leads to the transformation of several characters into vampire thralls. A violent confrontation ensues as the survivors fight to defend their space. Smoke eventually sacrifices himself to defeat Remmick and his horde, while Sammie survives to become a famous blues musician. In 1992, an ageless Stack and a vampire-turned Mary visit Sammie, who remains haunted by the events of 1932 but content with his life.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 137
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Ryan Coogler
- Writers
- Ryan Coogler · writer
- Cast and characters
- Michael B. Jordan · Elijah "Smoke" Moore and Elias "Stack" Moore; Hailee Steinfeld; Miles Caton; Jack O'Connell; Wunmi Mosaku; Jayme Lawson; Omar Benson Miller; Delroy Lindo
- Genres
- horror; musical; action; supernatural; vampire
- Themes
- cultural identity; musical tradition; racial history
- Tone and mood
- supernatural; gothic
- Premise and plot tags
- period piece; musical; horror; vampire; twin brothers
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, garnering numerous awards and high scores from critics and audiences.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 97% · scale: percentage · review count: 439; CinemaScore · score: A · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 92% · scale: percentage
- Awards and nominations
- Academy Award · Best Original Score · win; BAFTA Award · Best Original Score · win; NAACP Image Award · Outstanding Motion Picture · win; Golden Globe Award · Cinematic and Box Office Achievement · win; Golden Globe Award · Best Original Score · win
- Production trivia
- The film's cinematography was the first to be shot on large format IMAX film by a woman.; The production used costumes originally designed for the film Blade.; The film was referenced in the television show Abbott Elementary.
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