The Deliverance

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The Deliverance

Released Aug 16, 2024

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 (LAist)

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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Audience Member

What the hell is this "God is king" bs? Advertised as a horror movie and the whole thing led to a "I have faith in God" ending. The story took 90% of it just to build up to the actual point of it, I can't figure out what a birthday party had to do with being possessed but who knows. More of a drama than anything else. Actors were good though.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Irma M

Kept me engaged, was thrilled & scared at the same time! Loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Evan B

a waist of my time, id rather get my 2 hours back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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João Vinícius A

Lee Daniels knows very well how to conduct a family drama, but when he tries to mix it with other genres, the drama even becomes silly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Hajar A

So so good. The story is incredible (based on real events). It's hard to find good horror stuff that doesn't feel like it's mocking you. Aaand non-white! I didn't realize how much more I needed to see black people on screen lately. You just put them in the centre, it becomes automatically powerful. Absolutely satisfying. The beginning might feel slow to some, but it's necessary to understand the extremity of all that comes later on. And I would only say that maybe, at the beginning before the big stuff begins to happen, paranormal activity is only mentioned on passing, and not shown. That's a tiny bit frustrating. I guess it's to not overwhelm the viewer because what comes later is sooo extreme. But that's what we came for! LOL

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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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: Jereco Studios Inc., Lee Daniels Entertainment, Turn Left Productions, Tucker Tooley Entertainment
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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