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The Deliverance

Play trailer Poster for The Deliverance Released Aug 16, 2024 1h 52m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Claudia Puig FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Fun if you go in without expectations. Sep 16, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Michael M I want to give this movie a higher rating because it is so well acted! The talent in this is a 10! The writing, the direction, and the pacing is what make this movie almost unbearable to watch. The premise was so great. It had so much potential but failed to deliver. The deliverance does not deliver, ironic. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Main L So, I Watched The Deliverance... And you know what? I deserve better. We all deserve better. I sat down expecting a decent horror flick—nothing too crazy, just enough to give me chills, make me rethink turning the lights off, and maybe even have me peeking out the window to make sure I’m not about to get possessed. What did I get instead? A flop, honey. An absolute waste of time that couldn’t even scare a toddler. Where Were the Scares?! I’m sorry, but how are you gonna label yourself a horror movie and then not scare me once? Not. One. Time. I sat there waiting for that one moment when I’d be clenching my blanket like a lifeline, and it never came. I might as well have been watching The Little Mermaid for how “scary” this was. At least that has Ursula, and she’s a vibe. This movie? Nothing. Zilch. It’s like they just forgot the horror part of horror. I’ve seen creepier things walking through the mall on a Saturday. The fact that I could sit through the entire film without my pulse once jumping tells me everything I need to know. This is not a horror movie—it’s a joke, and I am not laughing. Cheap Production? Check. And don’t even get me started on how cheap this whole thing looked. Honey, this movie had all the production value of a high school drama class project. I’m talking bad lighting, laughable special effects, and scenes that looked like they were filmed on a potato. A potato! I know not every movie has a Marvel budget, but can we at least try to make things look decent? It’s 2024, babes. I should not be sitting here thinking, “Did they use green screen for that demon?” because the answer is obvious. Yes, they did. And it looked terrible. I’m telling you, I’ve seen YouTube fan films with better visuals than this. TikTok Overreacts, As Usual. 🙄 Now, let’s talk about TikTok, because you know these girlies live for drama. Every time a new horror movie drops, it’s the same tired story. “Omg, people fainted in the theater! Omg, it’s cursed! Omg, you’ll get possessed!” Girl, please. Sit down. Just like with Evil Dead Rise, all the TikTok hype about The Deliverance had me rolling my eyes so hard I almost saw my own brain. The way people were out here acting like this movie was the second coming of The Exorcist—I can’t. Like, honey, calm down. This movie isn’t possessing anyone except my patience, and it’s about to make me lose my mind from sheer boredom, not terror. I don’t know what these people are watching, but it’s not the same movie I sat through. 3.5/10, And That’s Me Being Generous: Now, let’s talk about this rating. 3.5/10. And honestly, I’m only giving it that because I’m feeling nice. This movie doesn’t deserve anything higher. It’s like they forgot they were supposed to be making a horror movie and just threw together some random scenes with a dash of fake blood. Cute for them, but not for me. The only redeeming quality—and I do mean the only one—was the message about faith in Jesus. I’ll give them that. They tried to be inspirational with their Christian message, and I can respect that. But guess what? I wasn’t here for a sermon. I was here for a scary movie, and on that front, they failed hard. If I wanted to strengthen my faith, I’d go to church, not this half-baked mess they’re calling a movie. You Want Horror? This Ain’t It. Let’s be real for a second. If you’re looking for a horror movie to actually, you know, scare you, this ain’t it. This isn’t even close. It’s not just bad, it’s tragically bad. The kind of bad where you wonder how it even made it past the scriptwriting phase. The kind of bad that makes you question why you wasted two hours of your life on it. Think of the worst horror movie you’ve ever seen. Now multiply that by a million, and The Deliverance still wouldn’t come close. It’s the definition of disappointment. I went in expecting at least a few jump scares, a creepy atmosphere, something. What I got instead was a hot mess with all the thrill of waiting in line at the DMV. No thanks. Final Thoughts, Darling: So, here’s the deal: save your time. Save your energy. Save your popcorn for something better, because this movie is not worth any of it. If you want horror, go watch Hereditary, The Conjuring, or even Scream. Those movies understood the assignment. The Deliverance? Not so much. This movie tried to do two things: scare us and deliver a Christian message. It failed spectacularly at one and only barely succeeded at the other. And while I can appreciate the message of faith, that’s not why I tuned in. I tuned in for horror, and horror it did not deliver. So, in summary: hard pass. 3.5/10, and I’m already moving on to something better. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/25 Full Review Liam D Glenn Close (Jagged Edge) seems like to be having a blast but everyone else is under the stiff direction of Lee Daniels (Shadowboxer) and it’s an bland exorcism movie Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Taylor V Brilliantly done. It’s heart wrenching ….a mom doing the best she can and saves her babies from an evil plaguing her family. Tugged all the heart strings and surpassed any typical “exorcist” movie for me. She delivered her family from evil against all odds! Loved it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/08/25 Full Review Audience Member Promising start, well framed, decent acting, but more and more just all over the place upto a finale that was hard to watch. Really disappointing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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