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Kevin Maher hails Send Help as a desert-island survival comedy from Sam Raimi, anchored by Rachel McAdams’s standout performance opposite Dylan O’Brien; the film blends dark humor, gore and a sharp power-dynamic shift as a company flight crashes on a Gulf of Thailand island, delivering entertaining chaos with a four-star verdict.
Sam Raimi’s Send Help is forecast to open around $9–12 million and lead a soft weekend, buoyed by strong critical/audience reception and star power (Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien). Iron Lung from Markiplier Studios is expected to debut at about $6–9 million, with a front-loaded performance likely to fade quickly. Lionsgate’s The Strangers – Chapter 3 targets $5–8 million as the weekend’s major new release, though it faces diminishing returns. Overall, the frame looks weak with limited high-profile competition.
Vulture critic Alison Willmore praises Rachel McAdams’ performance in Send Help, highlighting her sharp physical comedy and survival prowess as Linda Liddle while noting the film’s ambitious reversal of office hierarchies on a deserted island. However, the review argues the movie falters by not fully committing to a more uncomfortable, equal power dynamic—Linda’s ascent is compelling but not grotesque enough to challenge Bradley’s domination, leaving the film wary of truly unsettling gender dynamics.
Dylan O’Brien explains why he resists being a “likeable” star, discusses teaming with Sam Raimi on the bold survival thriller Send Help—co-starring Rachel McAdams—and signals a career shift toward riskier, midbudget cinema, including reflections on Twinless and his choice to skip Instagram.
In Sam Raimi’s Send Help, Rachel McAdams delivers a standout performance as Linda Liddle, a sharp consultant whose corporate trip with an overbearing boss (Dylan O’Brien) goes awry after a plane crash, stranding them on a tropical island. The pair’s power dynamic shifts as Linda’s survival savvy clashes with Bradley Preston’s smug arrogance, blending horror-tinged suspense with dark humor in a genre-bending thriller. Filmed in Australia and Thailand, the film showcases Raimi’s versatile touch and McAdams’s range, with Send Help arriving January 30, 2026 from 20th Century Studios and touted as a strong early gem for 2026.
Sam Raimi returns to his gory, gag-filled roots with Send Help, a dark workplace thriller led by Rachel McAdams as a ruthless boss and Dylan O’Brien as her bumbling, sexist foil, delivering gross, goofy thrills and a buoyant score by Danny Elfman.
THR’s review praises Sam Raimi’s Send Help as a bold survival thriller led by a deglamorized Rachel McAdams and a revelatory Dylan O'Brien; after a plane crash strands Linda Liddle and her abusive boss on a deserted island, Linda uses survival skills to outmatch him, with Raimi delivering outrageous set pieces and a brutal, entertaining ending, though some plot twists feel excessive.
Rachel McAdams anchors Sam Raimi’s twisted survival thriller Send Help, delivering a standout performance as a put-upon executive stranded with a smug boss on a desert island; Raimi leans into graphic gore, sharp power reversals, and unpredictability, crafting a gonzo genre mood that should appeal to fans of dark, high-spirited thrills.
IndieWire lauds Send Help as Raimi’s strongest horror‑comedy in years, anchored by Rachel McAdams’s electric, calculating turn as a survivor who outwits her tyrannical boss after a plane crash, marrying gruesome humor with workplace satire in a giddily satisfying finale; in theaters Jan 30.
Domhnall Gleeson hails Rachel McAdams as the loveliest person he’s met while she receives a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, praising her talent and ability to elevate every project and room. In her speech, McAdams thanks mentors Gena Rowlands, Sam Shepard and Diane Keaton, reflecting on a career from Mean Girls to The Notebook and beyond.
Jamie Linden made a rare public appearance with Rachel McAdams at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, joining her in the audience as she was celebrated by co‑stars and thanked him in her speech; the couple, who share two children, keep their private life largely out of the spotlight.
Rachel McAdams was joined by her longtime partner, Jamie Linden, for a rare public appearance at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on January 20, 2026. The couple sat together as she was celebrated by colleagues, and McAdams thanked Linden and her sister Kayleen in her speech, highlighting the support of her family as they raise two children who the couple keep private.
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien star in the horror survival film 'Send Help,' directed by Sam Raimi, about co-workers stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash, set for release in January 2026.
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien star in Sam Raimi's darkly comedic survival thriller 'Send Help,' about two co-workers stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash, exploring themes of survival, empowerment, and transformation, set to release on January 30, 2026.
Rachel McAdams, known for her role as Regina George in "Mean Girls," surprised fans with an appearance on "Saturday Night Live" to introduce musical guest Reneé Rapp, who played her character in the 2024 musical version of the film. McAdams also appeared in a sketch and posed for a photo with Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion. Her absence from recent "Mean Girls" events was explained by her decision not to participate in a Walmart commercial featuring her former co-stars.