Summary
In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 27Audiences 52GoodWatch 41
Metascore38
Tomatometer15%
Audience score58%
IMDb5.4
User score5.3
Letterboxd · 48 K ratings2.2/5
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9593Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 62 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+52Released
2022
October 23, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
Jacqueline ByersSister Ann
Colin SalmonFather Quinn
Christian NavarroFather Dante
Lisa PalfreySister Euphemia
Nicholas RalphFather Raymond
Ben CrossCardinal Matthews
Virginia MadsenDr. Peters
Tom ForbesMatt
Velizar BinevFather Bernhard
Owen DavisEmcee At Pub- DZDebora ZhechevaYoung Ann
Cora KirkEmilia- PTPosy TaylorNatalie
- EGElizabeth GibsonSister Kylie
Koyna RusevaAnn's Mother
Yana MarinovaDante's Mother
Anton DimitrachkovPriest- EIEmona IlievaMila
Directing · 6
- Daniel Stamm Director
- Kristina Sakizli Third Assistant Director
- Tsvetelina Mateeva Assistant Director
- Asya Chakarova Second Assistant Director
- Kristiyan Lovrich Additional Third Assistant Director
- Ioan Banzourkov Additional Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Robert Zappia Screenplay, Story
- Earl Richey Jones Story, Producer
- Todd Jones Story, Producer
Production · 9
- Scott Niemeyer Executive Producer
- Michael P. Flannigan Executive Producer
- Brad Kessell Executive Producer
- David Brooks Executive Producer
- Paul Brooks Producer
- Jessica Malanaphy Producer
Camera · 1
- Denis Crossan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Tom Elkins Editor
Sound · 10
- Nathan Barr Original Music Composer
- Justin M. Davey Sound Designer
- Matt Yocum Sound Designer
- P.K. Hooker Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Randy Torres Sound Editor
- Nicholas Cochran Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 6
- Jonathan McKinstry Production Design
- Peter Krumov Set Dresser
- Anna Hadzhieva Art Department Coordinator
- Krikor Papazyan Painter
- Lora Venkova Art Direction
- Vladmir petkov Leadman
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Elena Stoyanova Costume Design
- Kristian Stoyanov On Set Dresser
- Evgeni Vladimirov On Set Dresser
- Daniela Avramova Makeup & Hair
- Milen Ivanov Hairstylist
- Anna Ivanova Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Laurent Spillemaecker Visual Effects Supervisor
- Marie-Pierre Boucher Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 1
- Renee Minasian Post Production Supervisor
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