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Sinners

“Dance with the devil.”

7.5
2025
2h 18m
HorrorActionThriller
Director: Ryan Coogler

Overview

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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For the better part of a decade, Ryan Coogler has been the most soulful steward of other people’s mythologies. From the boxing rings of *Creed* to the Afrofuturist heights of *Black Panther*, he has injected blockbuster machinery with a rare, beating heart. But with *Sinners*, Coogler finally returns to the raw, untamed soil of his own imagination, and the result is a film that feels less like a movie and more like a fever dream exhaled by the Mississippi Delta itself. By transplanting the vampire mythos into the Jim Crow South of 1932, Coogler hasn’t just made a horror film; he has crafted a sweating, bleeding parable about the things—and the people—that refuse to stay buried.

Visually, *Sinners* is a masterclass in atmospheric pressure. Shot in glorious IMAX 70mm, the film possesses a tactile grain that makes the humidity palpable; you can almost smell the sawdust and stale beer of the juke joint that serves as the film’s central stage. Coogler and cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw treat the night not as a void, but as a living, breathing entity, heavy with crickets and dread. The violence, when it arrives, is shocking in its practical brutality—a rejection of sterile CGI in favor of prosthetics that tear and bleed with sickening reality. But the film’s true aesthetic triumph is sonic. The soundscape is a battlefield where the sacred blues of the protagonist, Sammie (a revelatory Miles Caton), clash with the mournful Irish folk songs of the undead antagonists. It is a form of sonic warfare, turning the act of listening into a fight for survival.

At the narrative's center is a technical high-wire act that could have easily collapsed into gimmickry: Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers, Smoke and Stack. Jordan, shedding the polished heroism of his Marvel tenure, disappears into two distinct physicalities. Smoke is all coiled rage and trauma, a man who carries the war home with him, while Stack possesses a reserved, almost spectral quietness. Their bond is the film’s emotional anchor, grounding the supernatural chaos in a recognizable story of brotherhood and survival.

However, the film’s true terror lies in its central metaphor. Coogler’s vampires, led by the terrifyingly charismatic Remmick (Jack O’Connell), are not merely bloodsuckers; they are agents of cultural consumption. When Remmick, an Irish immigrant turned monster, demands not just entry but the "stories" and the "music" of his victims, the allegory sharpens into a blade. This is a horror story about appropriation—about a hunger that seeks to drain a community of its art and its history, leaving only husks behind. The "sin" of the title is multifaceted, implicating not just the "devil's music" of the blues, but the original sin of a nation built on consuming the labor and culture of the oppressed.

*Sinners* is not a perfect film; it is messy, sprawling, and occasionally buckles under the weight of its own mythology. Yet, its imperfections are part of its power. In an era sanitized by focus groups and franchise maintenance, Coogler has delivered a piece of cinema that feels dangerous and vital. It is a southern gothic howl that reminds us that while the sun may rise to burn away the monsters, the scars they leave on history—and on us—are permanent.

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Featurettes (40)

From Script to Screen: POWER with "Smoke" and "Annie"

SINNERS Actor Delroy Lindo In Conversation with Kerry Washington

Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton and Ryan Coogler introduce Sinners at the BFI IMAX

Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler and Miles Caton on Sinners | BFI in Conversation

Cinematographers AUTUMN DURALD ARKAPAW (“SINNERS”) and GREIG FRASER In Conversation

SINNERS Actor Delroy Lindo In Conversation with Denzel Washington

Scene at the Academy (Feat. Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, and More)

Director/Writer/Producer Ryan Coogler In Conversation with Ben Stiller

Ryan Coogler Revisits Sinners and Shares the Secrets Behind How He Made the Movie | BAFTA

Iconic Scenes 4K Compilation

How The 'Sinners' Team Brought Director Coogler’s Vampiric Vision to Life

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Go on a Tour of IMAX HQ with Director Ryan Coogler and DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Michael B Jordan introduces Sinners at BFI IMAX

attention to detail and patience for a product that's well worth it

How Blues Music Inspired SINNERS with Ludwig Göransson and Ryan Coogler

European Premiere

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FANS REACT

Exclusive Cast Interview

VISTA THEATER VISIT

Director Ryan Coogler and Director of Photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw Answer Fan Questions

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IYKYK 🫶 Michael B. Jordan & Ryan Coogler reunite with Daniel Kaluuya

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IN THEATERS APRIL 18

Making IMAX History on SINNERS with Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler Follows His IMAX® 70mm Film Reel For Sinners Across The Country

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This much talent in one room? Sounds like a good time.

Five projects, one legendary duo

Aspect Ratios with Sinners Director Ryan Coogler

Behind the Scenes (9)

Ryan Coogler's Inspiration Behind the Film

Behind The Magic | The Visual Effects of Sinners

Inside the Prologue Sequence - Explainer Video

Vampire Makeup FX - Behind The Scenes

Casting, Music, Hoodoo Roots, & Makeup - Behind the Scenes

Spirits of the Deep South - Behind the Scenes

Michael Becoming the Smokestack Twins - Behind the Scenes

Dancing With The Devil - Behind the Scenes

Exclusive Behind the Scenes with Ryan Coogler

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