Summary
A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this he will open a doorway to hell and destroy the world.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 35GoodWatch 39
IMDb4.8
Audience score21%
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for horror movies, +6 min on the typical 95
typical 95101Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+6Released
1998
November 1, 1998
28 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Michael RookerFather Vassey
Leslie HopeJenny Hatcher
Shawn ThompsonSheriff Sam Logan
Andrew JacksonShadowbuilder
Kevin ZegersChris Hatcher
Tony ToddEvert Covey
Hardee T. LinehamNestor Tibbot (as Hardee Lineham)
Catherine BruhierMaggie MacKinnon
Gordon Michael WoolvettLarry Eggers (as Gordon M. Woolvett)
James B. DouglasDoc Cole
Richard McMillanFather Finler
Charlotte SullivanJazz
Andrew SardellaPaul
David CalderisiBishop Gallo
Lawrence BayneQuinlan- EMEric MurphyVic Lambert
Paul SolesMr. Butterman
Billie Mae RichardsMrs. Butterman
Nicole StoffmanKelly- TPToby ProctorHarvey Price
- TCTara CrooksLizzie
Steve BlumShadowbuilder (voice) (as Steven Blum)
Matt BirmanCult Member (uncredited)- BKBrian KowalchukDrunk Man (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Jamie Dixon Director
Writing · 2
- Michael Stokes Writer
- Bram Stoker Short Story
Production · 4
- Dan Chuba Executive Producer
- Ash R. Shah Executive Producer
- Andy Emilio Producer
- Ian Hall Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- David Pelletier Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Craig Nisker Editor
Sound · 1
- Eckart Seeber Original Music Composer
Other crew · 2
- Shelley Cook Stunts
- Alison Reid Stunts
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