Red Sparrow (2018) is a spy thriller centered around Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence), a former Russian ballerina whose career is abruptly ended by a severe injury. Faced with a bleak future and pressured to support her ailing mother, Dominika is recruited by her uncle into the Russian intelligence service and trained to become a “Sparrow” — an elite operative skilled in psychological manipulation, seduction, and espionage.

Dominika is sent on her first mission to target an American CIA agent, Nate Nash (Joel Edgerton), who handles a high-level Russian informant. As she navigates the dangerous world of espionage, she becomes embroiled in a complex web of deceit and shifting loyalties.

Despite the brutal tactics and control exerted over her, Dominika begins to question her superiors and ultimately strives to turn her circumstances to her advantage. Caught between two superpowers, she must decide whom she can trust and how to secure her freedom.

The film explores themes of betrayal, survival, and autonomy within the cold, manipulative world of intelligence, as Dominika leverages her wit and strength to outmaneuver her captors and reclaim her life.