Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 30 nominations total
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- Missionary #1 (Elder Simmons)
- (uncredited)
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I enjoyed this a lot.
It's creepy and sinister and had me guessing right up to the climax.
Hugh grant is really excellent. He is darkly mischievous, charming and unsettling. Both Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East give fantastic turns too and are ably directed by the duo of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods who craft a really sinister feeling movie.
It's an atheists wet dream and some of the exposition will trouble people of all kinds of faiths but it isn't really a critique of religion so much as an in depth look at manipulation, psychology and the impressionable nature of the human condition.
It's unlike anything I've seen and I enjoyed it quite a lot.
It's creepy and sinister and had me guessing right up to the climax.
Hugh grant is really excellent. He is darkly mischievous, charming and unsettling. Both Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East give fantastic turns too and are ably directed by the duo of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods who craft a really sinister feeling movie.
It's an atheists wet dream and some of the exposition will trouble people of all kinds of faiths but it isn't really a critique of religion so much as an in depth look at manipulation, psychology and the impressionable nature of the human condition.
It's unlike anything I've seen and I enjoyed it quite a lot.
- davidwalker-94471
- Dec 9, 2024
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- TriviaHugh Grant once stated in an interview "I'm getting bored of playing obvious roles and being typecast." Writer/directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods saw this interview and wrote the character of Mr. Reed with Hugh as their top choice for the role.
- GoofsA woman who was starved and in a weakened state as the captive women were wouldn't have had the strength to open the metal trap door, move the dead weight of a dead body and dump it down the shaft. Also the body was not near the base of the ladder so it would have had to have been dragged after being dropped. All that would have had to have been accomplished without making noise to alert the girls that it was happening.
- Quotes
Mr. Reed: [air quoting] You know, "With great power comes great responsibility."
Sister Paxton: Spider-Man.
Mr. Reed: Voltaire.
Sister Paxton: Right.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits state that no Generative Al was used in the making of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movie Reviews: Heretic | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
- SoundtracksJust Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain)
Performed by Ipana Troubadours
Written by Harry M. Woods (as Harry Woods) and Mort Dixon
Published by Callicoon Music (ASCAP), Bienstock Publishing Company obo Redwood Music Ltd. (PRS), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (PRS)
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment (Canada)
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $27,986,380
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,829,810
- Nov 10, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $59,462,257
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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