Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated action film with a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score has found a free streaming home

With celebrated titles like Arrival, Blade Runner 2049and the dune Films after his name, Canadian filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve is considered one of the best directors in the industry. Villeneuve has a penchant for the science fiction and action genres and in 2015 created one of the best action films of modern times – Sicario. The action thriller brought together a fantastic cast, all of whom delivered compelling performances that, along with Villeneuve’s direction, made the film memorable and highly rewatchable. Sicario is a thrilling spectacle that deserves to be seen at least once by everyone, and now it’s even available for your viewing pleasure along with its 2018 sequel. Sicario: Day of the Soldado.

Sicario was written by Taylor Sheridan as a debut screenwriter before taking the television world by storm with the highly acclaimed western series. Yellowstone. The action thriller follows FBI special agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt), who is called in by CIA officer Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), to join a joint task force. The impressive team also includes former Colombian prosecutor turned CIA-trained assassin Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro). The team’s mission is to take down the leader of a dangerous Mexican cartel, the Sonora Cartel, which operates in the United States. Sicario was beautifully cast with some of Hollywood’s most talented actors, including Academy Award-winning creative, Daniel Kaluuya who played an FBI rookie, and Daredevil Star, Jon Bernthal as an officer with the Phoenix Police Department.

SicarioThe success was followed in 2018 by a sequel entitled: Sicario: Day of the Soldado, in which much of the cast returned, with the exception of Blunt. There were also some changes behind the scenes Stefano Sollima took over the direction from Villeneuve. The sequel, also written by Sheridan, centers on human trafficking on the U.S.-Mexico border. After a terrorist bombing that killed scores of people, the U.S. government suspects that Mexican cartels are helping terrorists infiltrate their borders. In response, the government orders the CIA to stir up unrest within the cartels.

Will there be more “Sicario” films?

While the sequel’s success didn’t quite match that of the first film, it still did well enough to warrant talks of another sequel. Sicario was a huge success, earning a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while the sequel scored 62%, just enough to be considered fresh. Both also did well at the box office and the producers have promised at least one more film. Titled, Sicario: CapoThe third film has been in development for quite some time. Not much is currently known about the film, including when it will be released. However, star Brolin recently teased during New York Comic Con 2024 that the team is working hard to complete the film as quickly as possible and promised that it will be successful. It doesn’t last forever.

Sicario And Sicario: Day of the Soldado are both currently available to stream for free on Tubi.