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Devil

Play trailer Poster for Devil PG-13 Released Sep 17, 2010 1h 20m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Five strangers' day begins with an elevator ride in a Philadelphia office tower. But, what happens next is anything but ordinary. The elevator gets stuck, and the trapped passengers, who expected to be together just a few minutes, now face the revelation of their secrets and transgressions. Frightening events turn annoyance into terror, as they begin to realize that one of their number is Lucifer himself.
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It's better than many of the other films M. Night Shyamalan has been associated with, but Devil never gets more than a few low-budget thrills out of its fiendishly promising premise.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Devil isn't really scary, the acting stinks, and it's not that clever, but you can rest knowing that the culprit isn't a hand puppet. Rated: C- Sep 9, 2017 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Nonsensical to the point that every element doesn't hold up to the least bit of scrutiny. Rated: C- Apr 14, 2011 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Circling wildly within the film's main set -- a stalled elevator car -- or hurtling up and down an empty shaft, Mr. Fujimoto's camera is as giddy as a tween at a Justin Bieber concert. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …if most of Shyamalan’s films take a long time to get to laughable punchlines, Devil is quite the opposite, rushing headlong through all manner of crazy plot-points and red-herring characters...an ideal streaming time-passer, short and packed with twists Rated: 3/5 Sep 8, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Unlike something such as The Exorcist, which will scare the bejesus out of you no matter what you believe, this PG-13 horror film doesn’t give its audience or its characters enough cause to buy its central gimmick. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 3, 2023 Full Review James McMahon NME (New Musical Express) Perhaps the problem with M. Night Shyamalan is that he thought his talent was greater than what it was and believed his hokey stories could stretch to feature length. Rated: 2.5/5 May 20, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gianluca R One of the best story of M.Night, a little bit like Stephen King style. Low budget but very intriguing, only the ending could be different IMHO Very good anyway Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Gabriel T No horror or death scenes cause it's to dark. No mystery cause the movie's title is "Devil". I laughed during the climax. Really bad music choices for a horror movie. Bad and bigoted jokes. Irritating religious apologies Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/05/25 Full Review Audience Member I like it! Had me guessing throughout the film and a great twist at the end. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/25 Full Review Josipa K The story really tied together at the end. A bit short. Not a horror. Fun. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/27/25 Full Review Alfredo M Normally i wont review, but this movie was great. Loved the movie and the story. This is not your usual horror movie but it worth watching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Tasos L A decent claustrophobic flick. Nothing more, nothing less. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Five strangers' day begins with an elevator ride in a Philadelphia office tower. But, what happens next is anything but ordinary. The elevator gets stuck, and the trapped passengers, who expected to be together just a few minutes, now face the revelation of their secrets and transgressions. Frightening events turn annoyance into terror, as they begin to realize that one of their number is Lucifer himself.
Director
John Erick Dowdle
Producer
M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter
Brian Nelson, M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor
Universal Studios
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Images|Sexual References|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$33.6M
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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