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The Bluff

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56% Tomatometer 54 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Set in the 19th century Caribbean, the feature film stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban, with Ismael Cruz Cordova, Safia Oakley-Green and Vedanten Naidoo, and follows a former female pirate who must protect her family when the mysterious sins of her past catch up to her.
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A brutally efficient yet emotionally hollow swashbuckler, The Bluff's blood-soaked action never quite makes up for it charmless sense of adventure.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint Mar 3, 2026
Rather than reinvent the genre, the film leans into familiar tropes to deliver bursts of visceral action backed by a commanding central performance from Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Go to Full Review
Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Mar 3, 2026
2.5/5
The Bluff has rough edges, but it’s never workmanlike. Go to Full Review
Caroline Siede AV Club Feb 25, 2026
C+
The Bluff is a rollicking good time despite the fact (or maybe because of the fact) that the line between thrilling and ridiculous has never felt more razor thin than it does here. Go to Full Review
Fletcher Powell KMUW - Wichita Public Radio Jul 21, 2026
... it’s well made *enough* that it’s also tense and good, bloody fun, if this is your idea of fun. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ Apr 28, 2026
While this tries desperately to channel A History of Violence and Pirates of the Caribbean – its chaotic storytelling and emphasis on style over substance means it reminded me more of Cutthroat Island and Ballistic: Ecks v Sever. Go to Full Review
Michael Cook KLRT-TV Apr 24, 2026
7.5/10
For a Saturday afternoon on the couch watching Amazon Prime, for me, this film delivered. I had a fun time with it. Go to Full Review
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Benjamin W @Code70 Sep 12, 2026 Yeah, this wasn’t that great. It’s just- like so many godforsaken streaming movies- so mediocre. It’s passably entertaining, I like the cast enough, and it’s cool to see a pirate movie be so bloody. But there’s nothing to latch onto beyond any of that. Visually, it’s tacky (the final battle especially, is overlit like crazy, with some very noticeable green-screen), there’s little to no real emotional resonance or actual character work, and it, beyond anything, just feels like an excuse to see Priyanka Chopra be a badass pirate lady. Like, I swear there’s 50 different times in this movie where our antagonists are just talking about how formidable and amazing she is, with many feeling like they’re there solely for that. Like, how many times can you restate the exact same point? We got it the first time! So yeah. Like, I didn’t hate this or anything, it just didn’t really do anything for me, and I probably won’t remember a second of it next week. See more Claudio C @Claudio666 Sep 6, 2026 Great Pirate Adventure (12,668 – 05 Sep 2026) In 1847, the bloodthirsty pirate Captain Connor attacks the merchant ship of T.H. Bodden and while pillaging the ship, he finds a golden bar with his mark. He kills the whole crew and heads to the Cayman Brac Island where Broden lives with his wife, Ercell, their son Issac and his sister Elizabeth looking for his stolen treasure of gold. When the pirates arrive, they kill most of the men in the island. However, Ercell is the former Captain Blood Mary, who was kidnapped when she was a child and trained by Connor, and will do anything to save his son and rescue her husband. "The Bluff" (2026) is a great pirate adventure, with beautiful locations in the Caribe. Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban have top-notch performances and the cinematography and the action scenes are stunning. However, the invincibility of Connor, and the stupidities and dialogs of Elizabeth, are the weak part. My vote seven. Title (Brazil): "O Retiro" ("The Retreat") See more Jerod S @jeroduptown Jul 22, 2026 Chopra as an action hero never really lands even though there's a ton of bloody, pirate-y action. See more Phantom S @ph4nt0m Jun 27, 2026 First of all, this film has no connection to Cayman Brac. That one is large limestone bluff stretching through all the island. In fact, it is the island. No caymans or crocodiles there and have never been. No rivers as well, because it's limestone. No jungles, just bushes and small crooked trees, again, because it's limestone. Second, the course of action is highly predictable and utterly unrealistic. Priyanka Chopra single handedly and in a quite sadistic way eliminates the whole pirate crew with Karl Urban in charge who acted like Butcher in The Boys. Considering that Chopra was beaten to half death in the beginning by two athletic pirates, then caught a bullet in her leg somewhere in the middle of the film, having her succeed further against the rest of pirate crew had no credibility at all. Many outside scenes look like AI made. The acting in general is not impressive either. The characters of Elizabeth (Safia Oakley-Green) and Issac (Vedanten Naidoo) are rather annoying. See more The Wandering D @RT87120553 Jun 9, 2026 What a boring movie. Holy crap. I dragged myself through this movie. See more G L. @RT09869090 May 31, 2026 Priyanka Chopra kicks some major you know what in this pirate movie. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Set in the 19th century Caribbean, the feature film stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban, with Ismael Cruz Cordova, Safia Oakley-Green and Vedanten Naidoo, and follows a former female pirate who must protect her family when the mysterious sins of her past catch up to her.
Director
Frank E. Flowers
Producer
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot, Michael Disco, Cisely Saldana, Mariel Saldana, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Screenwriter
Joe Ballarini, Frank E. Flowers, Joe Ballarini, Frank E. Flowers
Distributor
Prime Video
Production Co
AGBO, Cinestar Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 25, 2026
Runtime
1h 43m
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