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Samaritan

25 years ago the world's greatest hero vanished.

6.6(2,297)20221h 42m7

Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 25 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.

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Status
Released
Budget
$100M
Box office
$75M
Language
English
Part of Samaritan Collection · 2 films
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
  • chaos
  • superhero
  • street riots
  • old man
  • young boy
  • neighbor
  • poverty
  • single mother
  • twins
  • super power
  • unemployment

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Julius Avery

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Digital / OTTPG-13Prime Video25 Aug 2022
  • United KingdomGB

    • Digital / OTT12Prime Video26 Aug 2022
  • CanadaCA

    • Digital / OTT18APrime Video25 Aug 2022
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT14Prime Video25 Aug 2022
  • DenmarkDK

    • Digital / OTT1526 Aug 2022
  • EstoniaEE

    • Digital / OTT Prime Video26 Aug 2022
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT16Prime Video26 Aug 2022
    • TVParis Première14 Nov 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT16Prime Video26 Aug 2022
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTTPrime Video26 Aug 2022
  • MexicoMX

    • Digital / OTTC25 Aug 2022
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Digital / OTT1625 Aug 2022
  • Puerto RicoPR

    • Digital / OTTPG-13Prime Video25 Aug 2022

Frequently asked questions

Samaritan was released on 25 August 2022.

Audience reviews

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    Manuel São Bento

    8/25/2022

    4/10

    FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/samaritan-spoiler-free-review "Samaritan holds quite an interesting premise, but sadly, it's yet another addition to the list of films with wasted potential. What could have been a truly dark, fascinating story about two superpowered brothers with distinct views on life is, instead, a bland, predictable, formulaic narrative with less Sylvester …

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    MovieGuys

    8/28/2022

    6/10

    Samaritan is a by the numbers action flick but that's not necessarily a bad thing. One of the key problems with a lot of modern movie making, is the constant need to experiment and at times, inject social messages into what it supposed to be entertainment. Samaritan follows a well known and well worn, by the numbers, action film formula. It tries to throw in a twist I saw coming pretty early on but that's alr…

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    CinemaSerf

    8/29/2022

    6/10

    "Sam" (Javon Walton) lives with his mum in a run down housing project in Granite City (no, not Aberdeen) where he is frequently bullied. After the timely intervention of his neighbour "Mr. Smith" (Sylvester Stallone) the youngster starts to believe that his rescuer may be none other than the eponymous super-hero who went missing some twenty years earlier. Could he be back to save the city from terminal decline at the…

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    EmmanuelGoldstein

    7/28/2023

    10/10

    **Surprisingly deep for a Stallone movie** Wonderful and uplifting movie and story with some relatively deep messages that I didn't expect in a superhero movie starring Stallone. The twist was good too and nicely build up, though maybe they were building up the twist a bit too well. Cause if you think about it, the title itself already gives away the twist, at least to someone who is familiar with the Bible and kn…

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