The Devil All the Time

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The Devil All the Time

R

2020

2h 18m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A young man is devoted to protecting his loved ones in a town full of corruption and sinister characters.

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The Devil All the Time's descent into darkness can be harrowing to the point of punishment, but it's offset by strong work from a stellar cast.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Fiendishly gripping...

Rated: 4/5

Nov 22, 2020

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K. Austin Collins

Rolling Stone

The Devil All the Time has the pretensions of a mythopoetic story that's chipping away at a community's dark underbelly. But here the misery is as belly-up and eager to be noticed as a house cat or a dead fish.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 23, 2020

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Cody Corrall

Chicago Reader

There are instances of heart and significance scattered throughout the film, but it too often gives into its wandering nature and stops itself from ever making a lasting impression.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 7, 2020

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Antonio Campos’ saga of interconnected tragedy is a satisfying, exhausting reckoning of all-American ambition.

Jul 12, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

please do not do a flashback of a scene that I already saw moments ago. A quick flash to remind us of what happened earlier is fine, but rewatching the entire scene feels repetitive and monotonous. It is not as if the scene was that good the first time

Jun 15, 2024

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

I love the final product we got and with the incredible cast performances, compelling story, and the dark tone that lingered throughout the long-yet-warranted screen time, this is a film that has stuck with me since I first saw it.

Mar 1, 2024

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Audience Member

Entertaining and well acted throughout, but the screenplay is just dissapointing. The purposeless narration kills any real tension for most of the movie, only saying what's happening or whats about to happen. Nothing is really left to interpretation because of the hand-fisted script and lack of inspired shot composition/visual storytelling. On a positive note, the dog on the cross was a phenomenal use of gross-out horror, (and was set up pretty well) that I appreciated the film not overly indulging in.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Federico F

Awesome movie , loved it from the beggining to the end , 2hrs and 20 minutos of great actors and scenes . Great story .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Kevin M

I grew up one hill over from Knockemstiff. I didn't expect an accurate depiction of the place so it was easy to just enjoy the movie. It's grim to be sure and the acting is what you would expect from big city folks pretending to be from the backwoods but it'll hold your interest. I would probably give it 3 stars but hey, it's the only movie that even mentions Knockemstiff so I'll give it 4 stars just for personal bias.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/04/25

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Tom M

While flitting all over the place this kept up the interest. It follows several stories, all intertwined and goes back and forth in time. It is gripping and very well acted. The devil is present and you've got to watch him...sometimes he comes in disguise...sometimes he plays with your mind...sometimes he leads you astray

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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Ray L

One of my favorite all time movies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Marsh X

A dark and morbid movie with occasional funny lines based on the religion of Christianity set in 1945 to the 60s, where civilians and preachers are corrupt. This isn't usually the type of movie I watch but I found it interesting for what it's worth, definitely not for the faint hearted as there is some disturbing content that may upset some people but I think it's a decent movie, not the greatest thing I've seen of course but it was alright. 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Synopsis

A young man is devoted to protecting his loved ones in a town full of corruption and sinister characters.

Director: Antonio Campos
Producer: Max Born, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Randall Poster
Screenwriter: Antonio Campos, Paulo Campos
Production Co: Nine Stories Productions
Rating: R (Sex-Related Content|Language|Graphic Nudity|Violence and Bloody Images)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2020
Runtime: 2h 18m

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