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Wild Horse Nine


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Wild Horse Nine is a 2026 black comedy political thriller film … it stars John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey.

 

Wild Horse Nine

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Wild Horse Nine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartin McDonagh
Written byMartin McDonagh
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBen Davis
Edited byMikkel E. G. Nielsen[1]
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
company
Distributed bySearchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • 3 September 2026 (Venice)
  • 6 November 2026 (United Kingdom and United States)
Running time
117 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Chile
LanguageEnglish

Wild Horse Nine is a 2026 black comedy political thriller film[3][4] written and directed by Martin McDonagh. A co-production of the United Kingdom, United States, and Chile, it stars John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey.

The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2026,[5] where Malkovich won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. It will be released theatrically in the United Kingdom and the United States by Searchlight Pictures on 6 November. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Synopsis

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat, CIA bureau chief MJ dispatches officers Chris and Lee from Santiago to Easter Island. Among the island's iconic statues, the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, while Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone's trip to this remote paradise sideways.[6][7]

Cast

  • John Malkovich as Chris Carlisle, a veteran CIA officer with terminal cancer and Lee's mentor
  • Sam Rockwell as Lee Chesterfield, a CIA officer and Chris's protégé
  • Steve Buscemi as MJ, a CIA bureau chief stationed in Chile
  • Tom Waits as Jim, Chris's brother
  • Parker Posey as Marge, Lee's wife
  • Mariana di Girolamo as Monica, a college student Chris befriends and Alicia's friend
  • Ailín Salas as Alicia, a college student Chris befriends and Monica's friend
  • Paola Giannini
  • Samuel Wayt as a teenager

Production

In February 2025, it was reported that a film written and directed by Martin McDonagh was in development for Searchlight Pictures with Blueprint Pictures and Film4 producing and Taylor Friedman and Peter Spencer overseeing the project. It would be produced by Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, and Anita Overland. The film was set to star Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich, and Mark Ruffalo.[8] The same month, Parker Posey joined the cast.[9] In March 2025, Steve Buscemi joined the cast, replacing Ruffalo after he left the project.[10] Mariana di Girolamo, Tom Waits, Ailín Salas, and Paola Giannini are also part of the cast. Ben Davis was announced as the film's cinematographer.[11]

Principal photography began that month, on Rapa Nui,[1] and then, in April, continued at a rayuela club in Conchalí, the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, and the center of Santiago city.[12] Filming wrapped on 28 April.[13]

Release

McDonagh at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival

The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2026. It had its North American premiere at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival.[14] It was also programmed in the 'Perlak' sidebar section of the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[15] It will be screened in the Gala section of 39th Tokyo International Film Festival on 2 November 2026.[16] It will also screen at the 15th Montclair Film Festival as the opening night film on October 16th.[17] It will open 2026 Stockholm International Film Festival on November 11, 2026.[18]

It is scheduled to be released theatrically on 6 November 2026 by Searchlight Pictures.[19]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 105 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10.[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[21]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a 'B-' score, calling it "prickly but unconvincing".[22] Guy Lodge of Variety wrote that it had been a long time since Malkovich was "this engaged and affecting, in a part this perfectly tailored to his weary, wary onscreen demeanor".[23] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, lamenting that, as in Seven Psychopaths, Americanness can bring "more violence, more strenuous sweary machismo, less comedy, less charm" to the film.[24] Nikki Baughan of ScreenDaily deemed the film a "solid all-rounder", highlighting the "electric performances from John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell".[25] David Rooney [de] of The Hollywood Reporter called Malkovich's performance "the real revelation", "building infinite layers into a plum role that is his best in years, ranking with his finest work".[26] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars, praising the "stuttering, jabbing, weaving rhythm" of the screenplay, and the performances as "some of the best acting ever done by Malkovich, Rockwell and Buscemi".[27]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Venice Film Festival 12 September 2026 Golden Lion Martin McDonagh Nominated [28]
Volpi Cup for Best Actor John Malkovich Won [29]
Fanheart3 Award - Silver Ship for Best OTP (One True Pairing) Chris and Lee Won [30]
Gotham Independent Film Awards 30 November 2026 Outstanding Lead Performance John Malkovich Pending [31]
Best Original Screenplay Martin McDonagh Pending

See also

References

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  2. "Wild Horse Nine (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2 October 2026. Archived from the original on 3 October 2026. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  3. Hipes, Patrick (19 March 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine' Trailer: Martin McDonagh Sends His CIA Guys Off To Easter Island". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. Dunn, Jack (19 March 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine' Trailer: Sam Rockwell Reunites With 'Three Billboards' Director Martin McDonagh for a Dark Comedy About Dispatched CIA Agents". Variety. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. "Biennale Cinema 2026 | Wild Horse Nine". La Biennale di Venezia. 29 June 2026. Archived from the original on 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  6. SearchlightPictures (19 March 2026). WILD HORSE NINE | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026 – via YouTube.
  7. Cruz, Clarissa (16 September 2026). "John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on 'Wild Horse Nine'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  8. D'Alessandro, Anthony (5 February 2025). "John Malkovich & Mark Ruffalo Join Sam Rockwell In Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine' At Searchlight". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. Jackson, Angelique (5 February 2025). "Parker Posey Joins Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine' at Searchlight". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. Kit, Borys (11 March 2025). "Steve Buscemi Joins Sam Rockwell in Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  11. Davidson, Denton (19 March 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine': Everything to know about Martin McDonagh's next Oscar contender as new trailer drops". Gold Derby. Archived from the original on 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  12. Betancour, Felipe (22 April 2025). "Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich y Steve Buscemi filman últimas escenas de "Wild Horse Nine" en un club de rayuela, el aeropuerto y el centro de Santiago". The Clinic (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  13. @wildhorsenine; (28 April 2025). "That's a wrap filming on Easter Island 🗿 #WildHorseNine 📸: @ale_wise" – via Instagram.
  14. Hammond, Pete (3 September 2026). "Telluride Film Festival Lineup: 'Elsinore' With Andrew Scott And Olivia Colman; Jesse Eisenberg's 'The Debut'; Mike Leigh's 'Tender Loving Care' And More Set For World Premieres". Deadline. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  15. Ntim, Zac (18 August 2026). "'Club Kid' & 'The Man I Love' Among Titles Added To San Sebastian Lineup". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  16. Naman Ramachandran (17 September 2026). "Fan Bingbing, Pedro Pascal, John Malkovich, Javier Bardem Films Lead Tokyo Festival's Gala Selection". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 September 2026. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  17. McLachlan, Megan (10 September 2026). "2026 Montclair Film Festival Announces Opening, Closing, & Centerpiece Films". The Contending. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
  18. "Wild Horse Nine". Stockholm International Film Festival. 8 September 2026. Archived from the original on 10 October 2026. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  19. D'Alessandro, Anthony (13 February 2026). "Searchlight To Trot Out Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine' This Fall". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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  22. Ehrlich, David (3 September 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine' Review: Martin McDonagh's Prickly but Unconvincing CIA Satire Recasts 'In Bruges' as the Stuff of a Classic Western". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 3 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  23. Lodge, Guy (3 September 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine' Review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell Are a Perfectly Paired Double Act in Martin McDonagh's Melancholy Seventies Caper". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  24. Bradshaw, Peter (3 September 2026). "Wild Horse Nine review: Malkovich and Rockwell head to Easter Island for McDonagh's acid bromance". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  25. Baughan, Nikki (3 September 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine' review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell command Martin McDonagh's potent 1970s character study". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 4 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  26. Rooney, David (3 September 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine' Review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell Make a Perfect Pair in Martin McDonagh's Poignant, Blood-Dipped Buddy Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  27. Seitz, Matt Zoller (4 September 2026). "'Wild Horse Nine' movie review & film summary (2026)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2026. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
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  31. Goldsmith, Jill (27 October 2026). "Gotham Awards Film Nominations Le by 'The Invite', 'Tender Loving Care', 'All of a Sudden' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 27 October 2026. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
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