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Wild Horse Nine (2026)

Wild Horse Nine (2026) - Movie Poster. The movie poster features two men standing in a grassy field with ancient statues in the background. The man on the left is holding a gun, while the man on the right is carrying a briefcase. The title "Wild Horse Nine" is prominently displayed at the bottom in bold, red letters. The poster includes quotes from various sources praising the film, such as "Laugh-out-loud funny, brilliant and moving" from Variety, "John Malkovich is exquisite... a career-best performance" from Vulture, and "One of the best films of the year" from Deadline. The poster also mentions the cast, including John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey. The release date is noted as "Only in theaters November 6."

Wild Horse Nine (2026)

R 117 minutes - Opens 6 November 2026
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Overview: Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.
Tagline: Sometimes you've got to do a terrible thing for the greater good.

Collections:        Martin McDonagh
Composer:       Carter Burwell
Cinematographer:    Ben Davis
Original Title:      Wild Horse Nine

Details

Country:         United Kingdom,   United States of America
Language:       English, Spanish
Release Date:    6 November 2026

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Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 57 min
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Critical Consensus Summary: Wild Horse Nine (2026)

Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, Wild Horse Nine stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents dispatched to Easter Island just before the 1973 Chilean coup. The dark comedy thriller has earned generally favorable reviews, debuting with a Metascore of 77. Critics overwhelmingly celebrate John Malkovich’s standout, soulful performance alongside McDonagh’s signature biting dialogue, though a few reviewers feel the film’s geopolitical ambitions fall slightly flat. Metacritic.

Key Reviews & Outlets

  • Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle) Awarded the film a perfect score, declaring John Malkovich’s lead performance as “the crowning glory” of his long career.
  • Rodrigo Perez (The Playlist) Praises McDonagh’s trademark ability to approach flawed characters with curiosity and compassion, calling the film a “bleak, laceratingly funny, and profoundly moving miniature tragedy about karma, friendship, and the stories people tell themselves to survive.”
  • Peter Travers (The Travers Take) Highlights the film as an Oscar-worthy political thriller where Malkovich and Rockwell go for the jugular, delivering a story that makes audiences laugh and hurt in equal measure.
  • Guy Lodge (Variety) Applauds Malkovich for bringing a sad, soulful eccentricity to McDonagh’s tangy dialogue, noting that his hoarsely wounded performance helps untidy a narrative that occasionally threatens to get too neat.
  • Lou Thomas (NME) Describes it as a bitingly funny and bracingly tough feature backed by top-tier performances that leave viewers with plenty to ponder.
  • David Ehrlich (IndieWire) Offers a more mixed review, contending that the prickly film strains to adapt the post-Guy Ritchie energy of In Bruges into the framework of a classic American Western.
  • Justin Chang (The New Yorker) Delivers the lone negative review, arguing that McDonagh presents a touristic view of Chile masquerading as a geopolitical critique, with dramatic aims that are obvious and limited.

 

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