Heretic

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Heretic

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Released Nov 8, 2024

1h 51m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

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Critics Consensus

Hugh Grant has infectious fun playing against type in Heretic, a religious horror that preaches the gospel of cerebral chills over cheap shocks.

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Audience Says

As the titular Heretic, Hugh Grant and his theological musings are as irresistible as blueberry pie, even if the story’s payoff doesn’t quite reach its biblically good setup.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

This is a well-acted movie all round, but primarily a vehicle for Grant -- who has played his share of comic villains, but has rarely been asked to be seriously scary.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 3, 2024

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It's a reminder, particularly in the horror genre, that a good idea and a single location can be a really adventurous roller coaster ride.

Nov 23, 2024

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

[Grant] is commanding in Heretic, which starts out as a psychological thriller and may or may not develop into a full-tilt horror movie.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 22, 2024

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Payton McCarty-Simas

Film Inquiry

Heretic is a box with nothing hidden inside; as Mr. Reed’s captives tell him over and over, religion, like the movies, is first and foremost about how you feel – and in this case, that’s not a whole lot.

Jun 26, 2025

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

By turns creepy, charming, and cheerfully cruel, Hugh Grant is the quicksilver maelstrom in this talky thriller on faith and belief

May 17, 2025

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

If religion is an opiate for the masses then the same might be said for cinema as evidenced in Heretic, an ersatz existential religious horror film that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 21, 2025

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Alexander

They could of done so much more with this stacked casts, overall a big letdown

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/16/25

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Ryan M

Fantastic. Creepy, tense, thought provoking

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Jason

The only good thing was the explanation of religion and it's origin everything else was very predictable and mid

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Sidney

Fell apart a bit at the end, but still loved it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Jeremy

A chilling horror flick that keeps you on the edge if your seat.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Jeremy W

Gripping, unsettling, and committed hard to the bit of having this uncomfortable discussion that no one ever wants to have. Not sure the payoff is worth it in the end, but the dialogue and the suspenseful journey to get there is worth experiencing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Synopsis

Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Producer: Stacey Sher, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Julia Glausi, Jeanette Volturno
Screenwriter: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Catchlight Studios, Shiny Penny, Beck Woods
Rating: R (Some Bloody Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2024
Runtime: 1h 51m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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