# Sinners (2025)

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/sinners/

10 people recommended Sinners (2025) in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its original story, risky filmmaking, fun scenes, and a near-theater experience on UHD disc. Critics find it forgettable and too long.

Summary written by Claude from 14 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Takes creative risks with original story (2 comments in the sample): "original stories(I.e Sinners, Black Panther, White Lotus" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47395928)) "It's hard to argue Sinners wasn't taking risks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416350))
- Fun with incredible scenes (2 comments in the sample): "One is a fun but ultimately forgettable horror action movie." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391110)) "fun watch with some incredible scenes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47404908))
- Seen as underrated and worth watching (2 comments in the sample): "you're missing out if you like movies and you haven't seen Sinners" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388092)) "disappointing that Sinners didn't get the credit it deserved" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46306170))

## What people warn about

- Forgettable and boring (1 comment in the sample): "I found Sinners boring and forgettable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49587926))
- Too long for its story (1 comment in the sample): "a cool music video that is about 5x too long" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47392710))

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- [Backrooms (2026 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/backrooms/): 20 recommend, 5 mixed, 6 criticize
- [Obsession (2025 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsession/): 9 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sinners (2025)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sinners/ (10 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.