Lord of Misrule

Released Dec 8, 2023

1 hr. 44 min.

Horror

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A priest begins a desperate search when her daughter goes missing during the harvest festival. As she uncovers secrets from the town's dark past, she must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to save her daughter from the grip of evil.

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Jess L

First of all, the main character is a married, female catholic priest. Having any catholic imagery in horror movies is usually a bad sign since no one seems to put any effort in to knowing anything about catholicism, but having a married female priest is down right laughable. The ending doesn't really tie anything up, and the whole movie could've run maybe 20-30 minutes if the main character just listened to what literally everyone else was telling her the whole time. The 2 stars are for the creature that showed up for maybe 5 minutes, loved that guy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Tyler S

If this is what British cinema is then I don't like it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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inta k

quite boring and not interesting story. poor performance as well.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Eric L

Started well. Very similar to The Wicker Man. A little slow towards the middle. Really enjoyed the finish.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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The S

I mean, it's so close to the classic Wickerman in so many ways and close to Midsommar in several ways...I'm just not sure what the point is of remaking these very similarly themed movies where pagan cultures are used as a backdrop and a basis for fear and death and cultlike type of scenarios. And to be clear, I realize that the plot of Wickerman is different but still very similar in terms of a missing child, pagan religious fanatics and a plot to ensnare someone from the outside. And The Wickerman (the original) is brilliant. This...not so much. I mean, how brilliant can something be when it's a derivative of something that was originally done? The lead actor (I forget his name but he was in The Witch) stands out as he tends to do...I'd imagine he can make any movie a little bit better just by taking a lead role but when the plot isn't up to par, there's not much one actor can do to salvage it. Not a waste of time to watch by any means, just when you get this feeling that you've seen it before, it's because you pretty much have.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Coo C

A smashing bit of British folk horror

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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William Brent Bell

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Tuppence Middleton

Rebecca Holland

Ralph Ineson

Jocelyn Abney

Matt Stokoe

Henry Holland

Evie Templeton

Grace Holland

Rosalind March

Miri Tremlow

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Anton Bitel

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plays out like a reimagining of The Wicker Man, although that film’s uptight male Christian copper has become a laid-back female vicar whose maternal status challenges the original’s patriarchal values.

Jan 10, 2024

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Director William Brent Bell (best known for the insipid Orphan prequel Orphan: First Kill) can’t work up a proper head of suspense, no matter how many poppets made of human hair and twigs he hangs on trees...

Rated: 2/5

Jan 2, 2024

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Lord of Misrule can’t fully escape the trappings established by quintessential folk horror films like The Wicker Man, but Bell gives it his all to subvert many of the tropes and make it entertaining.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 8, 2023

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Me gusta el cine

Much could have been done with all this material, but “Lord of Misrule” ends up doing very little, resulting in an occasionally interesting experience, but one generally lacking in ambition and atmosphere. Full review in Spanish.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 7, 2024

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Ian Bunting

Daily Record (UK)

The mystery at the heart of Lord of Misrule never quite grips the way it aims to and the ending is a little too convenient.

Feb 14, 2024

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

Despite feeling occasionally familiar and predictable, it's strong performances, superb visuals and tangible atmosphere make it worth a watch. Ineson and Middleton excel, and the folklore vibes are unmatched.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 30, 2024

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Synopsis

A priest begins a desperate search when her daughter goes missing during the harvest festival. As she uncovers secrets from the town's dark past, she must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to save her daughter from the grip of evil.

Director: William Brent Bell
Executive Producer: Laura Brook, Mark Fielding, Ed Fraiman, Yana Georgieva, John Gleeson, Stephen Kelliher, Adam Nagel, Oisín O'Neill
Screenwriter: Tom DeVille
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: The Machine Room, Riverstone Pictures, REP Productions 12, Bigscope Films, BCP Asset Management
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.7K
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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