The Diabolical

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The Diabolical

Released Oct 16, 2015

1h 26m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A scientist (Arjun Gupta) battles a malevolent spirit that haunts the home of his girlfriend (Ali Larter) and her two young children.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

"The Diabolical" is a tepid horror-thriller that never manages to sell, much less clarify, its potentially ambitious concept.

Oct 16, 2015

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

None of the elements-the scary stuff, the psychological drama, the family-dynamic crises-really deliver the wallop necessary to provide truly memorable horror fare.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 16, 2015

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Nothing out of the ordinary, but it'll keep anyone planning a Halloween all-nighter awake and interested.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 15, 2015

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

An utterly contrived reveal leads to everything going completely mental, as the film tries desperately to be a dozen different things at once.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 26, 2019

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Deirdre Crimmins

Film Thrills

Easily one of the more ambitious films I have seen from a first time director.

Aug 20, 2018

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Andrew Pollard

Starburst

By the time things do spark to life, even the most Red Bull-fuelled of viewers will feel themselves dozing off.

Rated: 3/10

Apr 11, 2018

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Joe G

I like the idea, it was slightly different. However the horror aspect is tedious and tired. The ending isn't great and leaves some gaps in the story that remain unanswered. Worth watching if you really have nothing else to see but it wouldn't be a go to movie. Back on the shelf it goes.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Emilliano Jr S

What can you expect for a low budget B horror movie?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/23

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Audience Member

Diabolical? Perhaps just Dire would sum this up, on the plus side did make me laugh, not sure that was the intent though.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Very poorly executed, interesting concept.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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william k

A conventional haunted house tale with a time travel twist is too ambitious for its own good and so loses most of its plausibility along the way, despite some cheap scares in between.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Decent movie, unexpected plot twist. Felt the acting was done well for the most part.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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A scientist (Arjun Gupta) battles a malevolent spirit that haunts the home of his girlfriend (Ali Larter) and her two young children.

Director: Alistair Legrand
Producer: Ross M. Dinerstein
Screenwriter: Alistair Legrand, Luke Harvis
Distributor: XLrator Media
Production Co: Campfire
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m

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