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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Matthew Koss

The Wandering Screen (YouTube)

Whether it’s the fault of how the film was pieced together or the script itself, the narrative misses quite a few beats along the way.

Rated: D+

Aug 16, 2025

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Marissa Hill

Shade Studios

While the film touches on compelling themes and delivers strong performances from its cast, it falls short in delivering the sustained terror necessary to elevate it into a truly memorable horror experience.

Jul 30, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

While Andra Day, Mo’Nique and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor deliver terrific performances, Lee Daniels makes the cardinal mistake of turning the strong family drama of The Deliverance into a run-of-the-mill possession flick and never recovers.

Rated: D

Jul 14, 2025

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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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Kristina B

The movie was amazing! The end gave me goosebumps. The symbols all the way and how smart it was just wow! I think critics and some reviewers just can not like a christian based movie and that fine but you do not have to be annoying about it ! The idea of reedming and calling God from the under the ground. Seeing herself at the end as Demon took her mom looks as she blamed her then her son which she blamed for her life as well but end up accepting that it is her who is evil and to blame and then giving Jesus and passing her childhood trauma where she lost faith. Just amazing and who do not like it, review your taste

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Franco W

Amazing movie, great characters, and all-around excellent production. The plot is in a basic Midwest home, and makes me think, damn, this could be any of us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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Peter G

Small minded people who think horror is just jump scares and gore obviously aren’t liking this but it mixes supernatural elements with dark drama in a captivating way. Really unique and all the main cast is really solid!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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inta k

It was boring and a waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Jesse R

I made an account just to write this review to thwart off anyone watching this. Don't get me wrong I love a bad horror movie more than anything, but this was so bad that I can't even suggest watching the trailer. There was one funny line in the whole movie and the rest of it was so mindnumbing I wanted to pick scabs off my brain. If you genuinely enjoyed this I'm happy for you but you're wrong. To whoever wrote and directed this movie, seek help, I could make something better with $5, some cardboard, and construction paper.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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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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