Rituals

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Rituals

R

1978

1h 40m

Horror

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An airplane drops a doctor (Hal Holbrook) and his four colleagues in the woods, at the mercy of unseen evil.

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

The villain is tied to a(n undercooked) back story that provides an explanation of sorts, but it’s less satisfying than the unraveling homosocial bonds between the doctors as they negotiate the perilous, rugged Canadian landscape.

Rated: 4/5

May 18, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Worth a rental if you enjoy this type of yarn.

Rated: B

Nov 29, 2022

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

What makes so much of The Creeper work in terms of its outright horror is the solid acting from Holbrook. An early, subtle, and menacing slasher.

Rated: 4/5

May 6, 2019

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Alejandro C

Muy mala. Creí que era una especie de "Deliverance", pero me equivoqué completamente. Me aburría tanto que no pude terminar de verla. 💩

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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JPB S

I think for a 1977 Canadian orientated horror movie, it is very well done. The acting, camera work, dialogue, situations and scare scenes are all top notch for the time - very underrated movie in my opinion.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/10/23

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Audience Member

After "Deliverance" but definitely before "Friday the 13th". Verbose, but well shot for a not too original B movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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If seven basic narratives exist, then: Both Deliverance ('72) and Rituals ('76) are based upon the kill one by one narrative ('tenlittleniggers*' - agatha christie) ('39). I imagine the Rambo makers deciding to expand the final 20 minutes of Ritual and inverting the story into a 'who's stalking who?' narrative. Although there are irritations with the idiotic shouting and it does encourage you to question 'why didn't they do (such and such)', I found this a strong film. *- This was the original title of Christie's novel, later changed to 'tenlittleindians', which is equally disparaging but happily used worldwide.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

A Canadian Deliverance clone with a few twists. Worth a Watch

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Rituals (1977) C-94m. ? 1/2 D: Peter Carter. Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell. Five men on wilderness vacation find themselves alone and dealing with a skilled killer; essentially a violent ripoff of DELIVERANCE. Extremely unpleasant. Aka THE CREEPER.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Lawrence Dane

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Martin

Ken James

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Synopsis

An airplane drops a doctor (Hal Holbrook) and his four colleagues in the woods, at the mercy of unseen evil.

Director: Peter Carter
Producer: Lawrence Dane
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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