The Deliverance

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The Deliverance

Released Aug 16

1h 52m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children. Inspired by a true story.

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Critics Consensus

Lee Daniels' foray into horror works best when it leans into his melodramatic preoccupations, but it fails to deliver the exorcism goods.

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

With every over-the-top line of dialogue and tone-deaf gamble, The Deliverance inches closer to becoming a parody of itself.

Rated: D

Oct 25, 2024

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

Daniels isn't always able to find a steady equilibrium between melodrama and drama. But his cast is compelling enough to ground even the most outlandish moments

Sep 27, 2024

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Fun if you go in without expectations.

Sep 16, 2024

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Erik Childress

Movie Madness Podcast

The melodrama is amped up early and if they had found a way to exorcise those demons rather than the standard, predictable supernatural ones maybe there would be something worthy of discussion, but that compelling idea is soon lost to the same old noise.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 26, 2024

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Sharai Bohannon

Blerdy Massacre Podcast

Great performances cannot hide how bad this movie is. The script and direction never earns the acting talent at the movie's disposal.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 23, 2024

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Ian Bunting

Daily Record (UK)

For when the possession tropes begin, the film’s quality takes a severe nose-dive as every Exorcist knock-off that’s hindered many a genre outing gets unveiled quicker than projectile vomit.

Oct 7, 2024

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Keena A

I like it although it was dark & more different than anything I ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Ralph R

I went into "The Deliverance," directed by Lee Daniels, with high hopes, expecting a genuinely good horror film. Unfortunately, it fell short. Daniels relied on the same tired demon tropes that we've seen countless times, making the movie predictable and uninspired. Despite having an overqualified cast, the film suffered from a lack of funding, resulting in a subpar exorcism movie that ended up more depressing than terrifying. It's a shame because Daniels has the talent to create something truly unique in the horror genre, but "The Deliverance" failed to deliver on that potential.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Audience Member

eu não gostei... eu amei

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Nicolas B

The start was promising, but then it fell into the same tired possession tropes we've seen countless times before. It quickly became predictable, dull, and lacking any real originality.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Piero B

The best horror films intertwine a narrative of human social commentary with extreme allegories of the fight between good and evil. The Deliverance does that to perfection. Solid performances all round and a strong story that builds up to a climatic ending. Glen Close is iconic, of course. I loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Melonie M

This was hands down one of the worst shows I have ever seen, is it just me or have people gotten dumb? The one seen when she started talking in tongues made me laugh so hard, this story was based off a hoax, this is why I am leaving America the religious nuts have taken over, get out while you can.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Synopsis

Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children. Inspired by a true story.

Director: Lee Daniels
Producer: Todd Crites, Lee Daniels, Jackson Nguyen, Tucker Tooley, Pamela Oas Williams
Screenwriter: David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum, Lee Daniels
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Turn Left Productions, Tucker Tooley Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Jereco Studios Inc.
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 30, 2024
Runtime: 1h 52m

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