Devil

PG-13

Released Sep 17, 2010

1 hr. 20 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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50%

100 Reviews

Tomatometer

43%

50,000+ Ratings

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Kelly N

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! Yes some bad acting/writing but on a whole, very enjoyable

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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MS WORLD creation

It's not a worst watch and its not a worth watch either

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Rosanna Ines R

Me mantuvo en suspenso, original

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/24

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Alec B

The movie lays out exactly what is happening through a bunch of cliched characters and occasional terrible voice over. This robs the film of any real suspense and by the time they do reveal the devil I had already stopped caring.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/23

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Brett R

I'm a Shamalyan fan. His films make you think and always make you slap your forehead with wild twists toward the end. It's not as good as "Signs" but it's definitely in his top ten best. Minus one star for some questionable casting here and there.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Patrick K

The depth of field is sickeningly shallow and it honestly looks like the camera was frequently focused on nothing in particular, leaving faces out of focus, and the scalp of one actor frequently too in focus. Often the backdrop is more in focus than the actors in the shot. All around the movie is making me physically ill trying to focus on the movie when it wasn't actually filmed in a way I could focus on it

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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John Erick Dowdle

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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-

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Ethan Gilsdorf

Boston Globe

Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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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

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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

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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

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It's difficult if not impossible to take any of it seriously.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 6, 2020

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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
Executive Producer: Drew Dowdle, Trish Hofmann
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
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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