Padre Pio

R

Released Jun 2, 2023

1 hr. 44 min.

Biography

History

Drama

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49 Reviews

Tomatometer

40%

50+ Ratings

Audience Score

World War I has ended and Italian soldiers, broken but victorious, are returning to an impoverished village ruled by wealthy landowners. As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart, Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging from his spiritual anguish to become one of Catholicism's most venerated figures.

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Critics Consensus

Tonally unbalanced and burdened with a distracting Shia LaBeouf performance, Padre Pio is one of Abel Ferrara's less divine works.

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Filipe Z

I know the story of St. Padre Pio relatively well, and the trailer tells much more about it than the movie itself. Two stories with almost no connection. Anyone who doesn't know about the post-World War I scenario in Italy and the story of Padre Pio will finish the movie knowing the same thing. Sad.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Angel G

I think this movie was deeper than most people appreciate. I thought the Padre Pio performance was "period appropriate" for post WWI. His hauntings from the demonic were stunning.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Cinema S

The decision to circumnavigate its titular character makes one wonder why this movie was ever made in the first place.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Jose

I give this movie a generous 1 star. It gives little to no insight into who Padre Pio was or why he became a saint. There is a separate story being told that appears to have nothing to do with padre pio. The second story is dark, depressing and boring. If your suffering from insomnia I recommend you watch padre pio.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Sean D

It felt like 2 movies in 1. Very sloppy. Shia's performance is very good but was limited while the movie tried to balance another story. We still don't know too much about Padre Pio after seeing the film. If the movie was just about Padre Pio, it would have been much better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Cristina R

Confusing. Not really much about the life and ministry of the priest.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Shia LaBeouf

Padre Pio

Cristina Chiriac

Giovanni

Marco Leonardi

Gerardo

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The sins and injustices of the outside world find terrible expression in St Pio of Pietrelcina’s body and imperfect expression in Ferrara’s 22nd feature.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 31, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Any authenticity is skewered by the decision to shoot in Italian-accented English, meaning that much of the dialogue sounds as hammy as a leg of prosciutto.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 28, 2024

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

Padre Pio is an unholy mess.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 26, 2024

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

Confused and unsatisfying, Padre Pio had the potential to be a gripping religious biopic in the vein of Martin Scorsese’s Silence. As it is, two once-promising talents squander an interesting premise, with the audience being taken to cinematic purgatory.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 29, 2024

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

Go and see Padre Pio if you think you’re hard enough. It’s mostly true and it’s an eye-opening watch.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 25, 2024

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Savina Petkova

A Good Movie To Watch

A character study that breaks free of its biographical chains, Padre Pio shows that Ferrara has still got it, 50 films in.

Rated: 7.8/10

Oct 29, 2023

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Synopsis

World War I has ended and Italian soldiers, broken but victorious, are returning to an impoverished village ruled by wealthy landowners. As events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart, Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging from his spiritual anguish to become one of Catholicism's most venerated figures.

Director: Abel Ferrara
Executive Producer: Maurizio Antonini, David Haring, Alex Lebovici, Keanu Mayo, Christian Mercuri, Pia Patatian, Kyle Stroud, Roman Viaris
Screenwriter: Maurizio Braucci, Abel Ferrara
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Rimsky Productions, Carte Blanche Film, Maze Pictures, Interlinea Films, Apulia Film Commission
Rating: R (Brief Nudity|Some Violence|Language)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 2023, Limited

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