Sympathy for the Devil is a 2023 American psychological thriller film[3] directed by Yuval Adler and written by Luke Paradise.

On the way there, a stranger gets into the back of his car, simply known as “The Passenger” and tells him to pick a card while holding a gun to his head.

Knowing she’ll die if he runs, David emerges from hiding, gets back into the car, and they keep going.

He tells David a story about a bookkeeper in Brooklyn who worked for an Irish Mob boss named Jacob Sullivan based in Boston.

After more denial, the passenger snaps, shoots up the diner, and sets it on fire while David calls the cops then runs outside.

The passenger listens to the confession, unable to speak as he coughs up blood and weeps, and James presses his forearm to his throat, strangling him to death.

[4] Approximately half the film was shot at a Las Vegas-based virtual studio owned by Vū Technologies.

[5] Sympathy for the Devil was the first feature film in Nevada history to be shot on an LED sound stage.

[7][8] In March 2023, RLJE Films acquired the North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand distribution rights.

[14] Bobby LePire from Film Threat wrote, "Cage and Kinnaman work well together, with the former being gloriously over-the-top and the latter keeping things grounded in a form of reality.

[15] The San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle gave a positive review saying, "It takes a while for it all to come into focus, but one thing is clear: This very well-made thriller doesn't have only one mystery man in it.

"[17] Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter noted as "[Nicolas] Cage chews up every scene he's in and seems to be having a blast — he's always over-the-top and never boring to watch, in a film that delivers the goods for those who like him best when he's just about lost his mind".