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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ben Wheatley

Producer:

Derek Kolstad, Bob Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero

Writer:

Derek Kolstad, Bob Odenkirk

Release Date:

Apr 17, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 31m

Synopsis

The latest collaboration between Bob Odenkirk, JOHN WICK creator Derek Kolstad and NOBODY producer Marc Provissiero, director Ben Wheatley’s (FREE FIRE, HIGHRISE) kinetic neo-Western stars Odenkirk as an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive. For Sheriff Ulysses (Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern American town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both his marital woes and recent moral injuries in the line of duty. But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality’s tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake.

Cast

  • Lena Headey
  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Henry Winkler
  • Brendan Fletcher
  • Summer H. Howell
  • Billy MacLellan
  • Ryan Allen
  • Jess McLeod
  • Sydney Sabiston
  • Peter Shinkoda

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Apr 9, 2026

    Bob Odenkirk doing action movies is such a delight to watch!!! The 2026 Benji Gotfried Awards WINNERS!!!!  2026 Ranked The Greatest Actresses of All Time

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    Benjigotfried
    Benjigotfried
    Sep 7, 2025

    NORMAL puts Bob Odenkirk back in action-hero mode once again, this time as an interim sheriff in a quiet, small, snowy Minnesota town that he soon discovers is entangled with the Yakuza. Ben Wheatley’s shoot and blow-’em-up takes its time to ignite, but once the bullets…

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    Matt Neglia
    Matt Neglia
    Mar 15, 2026

    Bob Odenkirk once again plays the reluctant badass who is suddenly thrust into action. With elements of John Wick, Nobody, and Die Hard. Now Normal isn't reinventing the “one man army” genre, but it has enough small-town charm to be its own thing. Dads will call this peak…

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    Sep 8, 2025

    TIFF 2025 #27: Midnight Madness (World Premiere) Takes way too long to get going, especially with a backstory that happens to be neither funny enough or serious enough to stick with it. And yet, the moments when the violence kicks in are where Ben Wheatley is amping up the…

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    Jaime Rebanal 🇵🇸
    Jaime Rebanal 🇵🇸
    Apr 7, 2026

    Mostly a reminder that I’ve been meaning to rewatch FREE FIRE for like a decade!

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    Brett Arnold
    Brett Arnold
    Apr 3, 2026

    Yes, very Normal day here at Music Box Sike ;) Bob Odenkirk and Derek Kolstad in attendance for a Q&A!

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    Music Box Theatre
    Music Box Theatre
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    Mar 15, 2026

    Cold Fuzz

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    Andy Young
    Andy Young
    Sep 7, 2025

    TIFF #9 *World Premiere* Another edition of... Will You Like... NORMAL? To find out, answer the following quiz questions, allot the question’s worth (in brackets) and tally your score at the end... Do you like... Nobody (+2) or Nobody 2 (+4) Fargo (+3) High Noon…

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    Lynn Betts
    Lynn Betts
    Apr 7, 2026

    C-tier Wheatley but capital-D dad flick.

    9 Likes
    Rendy Jones
    Rendy Jones
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Mar 24, 2026

Bob Odenkirk’s presence helps create a sense of gravitas even when the film is straightforward, adding soulful dimensions to a fairly simple character in whose hands guns and explosives are as much tools of violence as they are instruments of a righteousness long lost to moral compromise.

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Metacritic review by Siddhant Adlakha
Siddhant Adlakha
IGN
40
Sep 11, 2025

Wheatley’s hyperbolic set pieces feel perfunctory rather than euphoric or hilariously bombastic.

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Tim Grierson
Screen Daily
75
Sep 9, 2025

While Normal doesn’t deliver anything you haven’t seen before rife with convenience (a ton of kills occur by gruesomely funny happenstance despite an intent for murder setting these “accidents” in motion), it’s still a memorable ride for those who have already been lapping up Kolstad’s antics.

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Metacritic review by Jared Mobarak
Jared Mobarak
The Film Stage
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