Apex

NZ release: 24 May 2026

Age rating and content warnings Rated on: 12 May 2026

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What’s it about?

Sasha is an experienced climber and kayaker grieving the death of her husband. She heads into the Australian wilderness for a solo adventure. What starts as a trip to clear her head turns into a brutal fight for survival when she discovers a seemingly friendly local is actually hunting her through the remote national park.

The facts 

  • Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
  • Starring Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), Taron Egerton (Rocketman) and Eric Bana (Hulk)
  • English language 
  • Runtime: 97 minutes

Why did it get this rating? 

This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Graphic Violence

The violence in Apex is intense, sustained, and often graphic. Much of the film centres on a woman being hunted through the wilderness by a serial killer, with scenes of bloody injuries, close-range attacks, and prolonged threat and fear. Characters are shot with arrows, caught in painful traps, suffer broken bones and falls, and there are moments of choking, physical torture, and near drownings.

The film also contains grisly imagery involving dead bodies and references to cannibalism. A cave filled with corpses, including implied child victims, is shown, and the killer discusses ritualistic killings and consuming his victims. Some injuries are shown in detail, including a compound leg fracture and bloodied wounds. The overall tone is tense and frightening rather than action-focused, with a heavy emphasis on psychological menace and survival horror.

At the beginning of the film a group of men surround a woman in a car at nighttime which clearly makes her feel uncomfortable. They want her to come out and are behaving in a threatening way. They move on and no harm occurs.

Offensive language

Offensive and coarse language is used throughout the film including "F*ck," "sh*t," "damn," "hell" and "ass."  

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