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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 Nap T This is honestly one of the most god awful agenda pushers I have ever watched. I watch a lot of B rate horror films and genuinely enjoy even super lame ones, but this movie takes lame to an entirely new level. The actors get you so hooked into their family and get you drawn to the characters but then the plot of the story, all the non thought out dialogue, and for lack of a better word disgusting religious messaging... its all just so bad. I could not recommend this movie for anyone except people with religious psychosis. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Cera F Sorry, love ya daniels but "stay in your lane" has a whole mother meaning now. Having someone speak in tongues is not something I'm down for. Sorry my man but this movie is almost unwatchable Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Rinyesh J The movie has a lot of useless scenes . The plot wasn't explained very well. The jump scares weren't good either. Bad movie. Wasted 2 hours. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/25 Full Review Justin T This is one of those strange films where I can’t decide whether I liked it or not. There are so many unlikeable elements but the climax makes them feel worthwhile. The characters are engaging but unlikeable. The pace is slow. The build-up goes nowhere. It’s really bleak. The thing that really grabbed me and is my problem with this film is that everything happens in the final act, the perfect example of this is how well it sets up the basement mystery but it leads to nothing. I can’t help but reference The Babadook (2014) and The Exorcist (1973) and The Entity (1982) but they all have a much more consistent pace. The ending is great but for most of the film there is nothing happening or any hint of any relevant hint of what will happen unlike Exorcist which has a consistent slow build. So overall I think that I liked it but also I didn’t like it. Great acting by the way. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/25 Full Review Seth W If this was marketed as a drama, it would have been a heart-wrenching insight into the struggles of an alcoholic struggling to be a good mother to her children. The cast and acting were phenomenal (especially Alberta). I loved the dynamic between Alberta and Ebony as reflections of one another that were disgusted by what they see. However, it falls flat the end with a goofy and comedic exorcism cliche. It honestly felt like I was watching a Key and Peele sketch. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 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
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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