Deliver Us From Evil

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Deliver Us From Evil

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2014

1h 57m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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As a veteran member of a South Bronx precinct, NYPD Sgt. Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) has seen more than his share of dark and horrifying events -- so many that they have begun to poison his soul. Sarchie further finds his beliefs and understanding pushed to the limit when he and his partner investigate a particularly bizarre incident. He forms an alliance with a renegade priest (Edgar Ramírez), who tries to convince Sarchie that real evil -- and demons -- do exist.

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Critics Consensus

Director Scott Derrickson continues to have a reliably firm grasp on creepy atmosphere, but Deliver Us from Evil's lack of original scares is reflected in its shopworn title.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

It's hard not to want to avert your eyes and that makes up, marginally, for the otherwise clichéd screenplay.

Aug 14, 2019

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

This is a smart blend of cop drama, thriller and paranormal elements.

Mar 21, 2017

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

The director Scott Derrickson seems uncertain as to whether he is making an exploitation pic intended to give audiences a few fairground-style thrills and frights, or a William Friedkin-style meditation on the nature of evil.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2014

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Deliver Us From Evil does what it says on the tin and provides a straightforward genre piece.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 30, 2024

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Scott Derrickson’s Deliver Us From Evil comes across and is masked as a paranormal horror film, but really it’s more of a crime drama about a man who has his own demons...

Rated: B

Aug 19, 2024

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Alexander Joenks

Pajiba

Deliver us from Evil is quite a good horror movie, though it falls short of anything like greatness. It has a fantastic cast anchored by the aforementioned Bana and Joel McHale, and features some truly grotesque imagery and tense situations.

Oct 18, 2023

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Aun M

NYPD cops as ghost cop in the movie, 1st half of the movie is good full of suspense and horror but the 2nd half is very sleepy besides movie tempo is very slow and 75% of movie has night and dark scenes. Overall, this horror film could not give a tear-jerking impression.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Muhammad I

It was just an Okay movie. Was scared 6/10 but the ending ruined it all. Nothing follower any logic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Jenn F.

kept me on my toes the whole time!! Excellent movie 🤘🏻

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Mela P

I really don’t understand the bad ratings. It’s a good movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s an interesting mix of police procedural and supernatural elements. Santino is spectacularly creepy; Sean Harris did a great job there. The rest of the cast also did a good job and Bana and Ramirez make a great team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Meg G

I truly do not get the hate for this movie by the credits and by people who watched it. I thought it was a really refreshing take on the exorcist trope, and I thought that the performances were great. The ending section had one of the most unique make ups that I’ve ever seen, and I thought that the acting was very strong. It might’ve been a bit corny at the end, but I thought it was much much better than people seem to think it is here.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Patrick R

I didn't think much of Eric Bana in the beginning of his career, but recently, I've seen more than a few of his movies I enjoyed so I was more than willing to give this a shot. In the first 30 minutes, with the bad New York accents, Joel McHale playing a bad-ass, I wasn't expecting much more, but I've enjoyed lots of films that weren't great if I let go. But it just kept getting better. The acting actually was moving me. The whole vibe was drawing me in. By the wild ass ending, I was hooked and almost had tears coming. Y'all, it's not the greatest movie, but I bought in and loved it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Sean Harris

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Synopsis

As a veteran member of a South Bronx precinct, NYPD Sgt. Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) has seen more than his share of dark and horrifying events -- so many that they have begun to poison his soul. Sarchie further finds his beliefs and understanding pushed to the limit when he and his partner investigate a particularly bizarre incident. He forms an alliance with a renegade priest (Edgar Ramírez), who tries to convince Sarchie that real evil -- and demons -- do exist.

Director: Scott Derrickson
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Scott Derrickson, Paul Harris Boardman
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Screen Gems, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Bloody Violence|Language|Terror Throughout)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 2, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.6M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS

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