Send Help

Name: Send Help
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: January 30, 2026
Rating: 75

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20th Century Studios | Release Date: January 30, 2026

Summary: Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) and Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien), two colleagues who find themselves stranded on a deserted island after they are the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it becomes an unsettling and darkly humorous battle of willsLinda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) and Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien), two colleagues who find themselves stranded on a deserted island after they are the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it becomes an unsettling and darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. … Expand

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

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IndieWire Alison Foreman

Jan 26, 2026

Wickedly lovable with the potential to be timeless, “Send Help” is controlled delirium microwaved on high heat. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Richard Roeper

Jan 30, 2026

The screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift is sharp and funny, and contains knowing insights about misogyny in the workplace and the shifting dynamic between a toxic male boss and an overlooked and mistreated female employee. Mostly, though, “Send Help” is about paying your ticket for an R-rated, Sam Raimi thrill ride with projectile vomiting, flying ropes of blood, and a handful of scenes that fly so off the rails that you wonder if we’re in the middle of a dream sequence, or the mayhem is real. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Feb 13, 2026

McAdams is the real show here, playing Lisa as a mouse who becomes a lion as she adapts to an environment that allows her to be herself at last. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Jan 28, 2026

Raimi can’t resist letting things get wildly over the top at times (there’s a lot of blood and vomit in this movie), but ultimately Send Help is a fascinating study of what happens when a power dynamic suddenly shifts — and when a skilled and charismatic actor is given space to try something entirely new. Read full review

David Sims

Feb 6, 2026

It’s a perfect bit of shlock. Read full review

Alison Willmore

Jan 31, 2026

Raimi indulges Send Help’s gore and gross-out moments with the zest of someone returning to his cult-favorite roots. But when it tries to cast Linda as a figure who, in her own way, is just as uneasy as Bradley, the movie loses its nerve. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jan 26, 2026

It’s a time-honoured and perfectly enjoyable setup, and the first act, when the new reality dawns on clueless Bradley, is watchable. But the plot twists are derivative and the action then becomes dependent on weird stabs of grisliness that are not convincing or consistent with the characterisation. Read full review

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