Movie · 2025 · Action, War, Thriller · 1h 29m · R · FI
Curator score: 4.5/10 (77.9K ratings)
When they took his family, he took revenge.
Overview
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.
Ratings
Curator score: 4.5/10
IMDb: 6.8/10
Letterboxd: 3.26/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Metacritic: 76
TMDB: 7.3/10
Director
Jalmari Helander
Production
Cosmic Snowball, Good Chaos, Subzero Film Entertainment
Cast
Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang, Richard Brake, Tommi Korpela, Kaspar Velberg, Pääru Oja, Erki Laur, Maksim Demidov, Mart Nurk, Riho Rosberg, Martin Kork, Sten Zupping, Veiko Porkanen, Elias Keränen, Robin Täpp, Indrek Taalmaa, Karl Jakob Bartels, Oskar Kröönström, Kristjan Taska, Mauri Liiv
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A gleefully over-the-top revenge chase that doubles down on the first film’s absurd, near-mythic action style. If you want lean storytelling, brutal practical mayhem, and a hero who feels like a folklore figure dropped into a war movie, this should hit hard.
Best for
fans of ultraviolent action comedies
viewers who liked the first film’s deadpan brutality
people who enjoy cartoonish, escalation-driven set pieces
audiences looking for a short, high-energy crowd-pleaser
Skip if
you want grounded war drama or realism
you dislike exaggerated CGI-enhanced action
you need strong character depth over spectacle
you’re not into revenge stories or relentless violence
Overview
Sisu: Road to Revenge is built on a simple, almost primal engine: a man, a grievance, and a long road full of people who made the mistake of getting in his way. The setup is emotionally direct and the film wisely keeps the dialogue light, letting the action do the talking. It plays like a revenge fable with the volume turned all the way up.
Worth noting
What makes it work is the commitment to escalation. Every chase beat feels designed to top the last one, and the movie leans into its own absurdity with confidence rather than apology. The result is part war movie, part slapstick destruction machine, and part mythic western, all filtered through a very specific Finnish sense of grim humor.
Bottom line
It won’t be for everyone. The story is thin, the violence is relentless, and the film often prefers spectacle to plausibility. But for viewers who want a lean, ferocious, crowd-pleasing action ride, it delivers exactly the kind of outrageous momentum its premise promises.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Kit Lazer (3.5★) · 838 likes
Sisu 2: Fury Road
There are some sequences in this movie that are so goddamn bonkers that action fans will be roaring with glee and haters will be rolling their eyes.
It rips.
matt lynch (3★) · 774 likes
Not entirely dissimilar to a Road Runner cartoon.
Matt! (4.5★) · 756 likes
Mäd Måx: Finnish Road
The first Sisu had a lot of promise. It really did. A battle-hardened Finnish John Wick killing Nazis while trying to escort some gold from point A to point B? Easy money. Yet, somehow, I walked away a bit underwhelmed. The action was all in the trailer, the stakes were minimal, and the Nazis were too dumb to pose a threat.
But the sequel? Different fuckin’ story.
Now, it’s the Soviets. And it’s no longer gold… more
cob (4★) · 723 likes
not even joking he rides a fucking missile
JP (3★) · 487 likes
I just witnessed bro do a front flip with a tank...
2012 · Drama, Western · 2h 45m · R · Curator 9.4/10 (5M ratings) · Where to watch: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Peacock Premium, Starz, Philo, Peacock Premium Plus
A revenge fantasy with a pulpy, exaggerated edge and a strong sense of cathartic payback.