Sicario
Sicario loses more than it wins in every round — and 39% across 2,283 matchups is well below the 50% that would mean just holding even. Villeneuve and Deakins turn a border operation into sustained dread, the kind that lives in the next hundred yards rather than the next act. That ability to keep a viewer anxious without ever raising its voice is a presence most thrillers can't hold for two full hours.
Synopsis
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Below average at every stage. The semis at 41% come closest to competitive, but "closest to competitive" is the ceiling — the bracket doesn't get easier for Sicario at any point.
On the other end of the spectrum: Enemy at 79% is a comfortable win, while Incendies at 21% is the matchup Sicario can't crack.
Sicario handles Dune in the semis but can't get past Dune: Part Two in the final (40%). The tournament nemesis is clear.
Sicario sits at #5 of Denis Villeneuve's 8 films. The filmography spans from Dune: Part Two (77%) down to Enemy (6%) — a 71% range that shows how differently voters treat the same director's work.
#5 of 8 in Best of Denis Villeneuve.
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