The Prophecy

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The Prophecy

R

1995

1h 38m

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

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Evil angel Gabriel (Christopher Walken) has come to earth to strengthen his powers by claiming the wicked spirit of a psychotic veteran. The benevolent angel, Simon (Eric Stoltz), want to stop that from happening, so hides the man's spirit where Gabriel would least expect to find it: in a little girl (Moriah Shining Dove Snyder). Caught in a cosmic battle in which even Lucifer (Viggo Mortensen) plays a part, a liturgically minded cop (Elias Koteas) moves heaven and earth to protect the child.

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Critics Consensus

The Prophecy has its moments, but any fantasy thriller starring Christopher Walken as a murderous angel should be a good deal more engaging than this.

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Anthony Puccinelli

Chicago Reader

The Prophecy is blessed with a remarkable cast.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 7, 2022

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D-

Sep 7, 2011

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It had great potential, but turned too ridiculous for comfort.

Rated: B-

Aug 25, 2015

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

Surprisingly, the appearance of perennial film weirdo Walken in slicked-back raven hair actually marks the point where The Prophecy begins to slow down and deteriorate.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 6, 2010

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

I like to think that Walken flipped through the script, realized how lame it was, and decided to have some fun anyway.

Rated: C-

Jan 20, 2007

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Farah R

Despite my best efforts to remain engaged in the storyline and focused on the characters, my mind kept wandering off because this movie is so utterly boring. The story’s got potential and is actually interesting but the movie is so slow and uneventful, and the ending is unsatisfying.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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g j

An odd little under-rated gem with a stellar cast. Walken is outstanding

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Fred n

A great movie. Watched it over and over again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Justin T

This is much more of a thriller in the vein of Se7en (1995) than a horror. This is also a good enough film. It is not too long and not too short but feels a little unoriginal. The acting is excellent as are the effects and so on but just misses the edge it was looking for because of its lack of originality. It is basically a middle of the road dark religious thriller.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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Steve D

A little too warped up in its own mythology but entertaining as hell.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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sean s

They made 5 of these in this series. I recently watched all of these, because one of the pay channels had them all in a row. Christopher Walken is in the first three and is always fun to watch. The first one is ok. The second, third and forth are better, and the fifth is pretty bad.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Gregory Widen

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Gabriel

Elias Koteas

Thomas Dagget

Virginia Madsen

Katherine

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Synopsis

Evil angel Gabriel (Christopher Walken) has come to earth to strengthen his powers by claiming the wicked spirit of a psychotic veteran. The benevolent angel, Simon (Eric Stoltz), want to stop that from happening, so hides the man's spirit where Gabriel would least expect to find it: in a little girl (Moriah Shining Dove Snyder). Caught in a cosmic battle in which even Lucifer (Viggo Mortensen) plays a part, a liturgically minded cop (Elias Koteas) moves heaven and earth to protect the child.

Director: Gregory Widen
Producer: Joel Soisson, W.K. Border, Michael Leary
Screenwriter: Gregory Widen
Production Co: NEO Motion Pictures, First Look Pictures Releasing, Overseas Film Group
Rating: R
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.7M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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