The Devil's Business

2011

1h 15m

Horror

List

75%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

100+ Ratings

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As hit men Pinner and Cully wait for their mark to return home, Pinner shares a story of a murdered burlesque dancer who haunts the club where she worked.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Pretty successful on its own terms, this modestly conceived feature has the feel of one of the twist-in-the-tale short stories Roald Dahl used to produce for adults.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 16, 2012

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Leo Robson

Financial Times

Things takes an unexpected swerve into occult territory - a bizarre and tiresome development that leaves you longing for when the film was just derivative and flat.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 16, 2012

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

I really think that the story was quite clever but the way it was paced out into the film really didn't make much sense to me.

Rated: 4/10

May 11, 2021

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Naila Scargill

Exquisite Terror

With a hell that breaks loose quietly, The Devil's Business metes its tension effectively to insidiously creepy result.

Feb 28, 2019

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Cleaver Patterson

CineVue

A film infused with subtle shocks and old-school horror, which uses stealthy inference rather than blatant, crass visuals.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 2, 2019

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

Genuinely resonant and scary.

Aug 19, 2012

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Audience Member

Creepy, atmospheric little thriller. It's a slow-burn, but with such a slender runtime you don't really feel it. The mix of Hitman story with the supernatural elements was really well done.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Great dialogue, atmosphere, and story. THIS is the way a horror movie should be made. Creepy as all hell.....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

The Devil's Business has taken some of the best ideas from the far superior Kill List and made a duller version of that film. I'm not familiar with the actors but the lead kept the same concerned expression on his face all the way through and the other guy just came across as annoying. Any attempt at building tension or suspence was a big failure. When the lead hitman is telling his scary story at the start I nearly fell asleep, it went on forever and had no point to it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Similar to the excellent Kill List. Sean Hogan's flick is centered around two hit man hired to kill an old friend of their boss. A decent score and some excellent scary moments are let down by its weak climax. Nonetheless an enjoyable effort.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

the movie turned uphill terrifying when the older hit man told the story, as the silence pictures an eerie and disturbing surroundings.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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troy k

Starts off interesting, but fizzles about 30 minutes in.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Sean Hogan

Director

Billy Clarke

Pinner

Jack Gordon

Cully

Jonathan Hansler

Kist

Harry Miller

Bruno

Sean Hogan

Screenwriter

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Synopsis

As hit men Pinner and Cully wait for their mark to return home, Pinner shares a story of a murdered burlesque dancer who haunts the club where she worked.

Director: Sean Hogan
Producer: Sean Hogan, Jennifer Handorf, Miriam Handorf, Jay Slater
Screenwriter: Sean Hogan
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 15m