The Offering

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The Offering

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Released Jan 13, 2023

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In the wake of a young Jewish girl's disappearance, the son of a Hasidic funeral director returns home with his pregnant wife in hopes of reconciling with his father. Little do they know that directly beneath them in the family morgue, an ancient evil with sinister plans for the unborn child lurks inside a mysterious corpse.

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Critics Consensus

Within the outline of its fairly standard story, The Offering puts a unique -- and often genuinely scary -- spin on demonic possession horror tropes.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Park cranks up both the mood and the fear factor for a devilishly good supernatural thriller.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 1, 2023

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (LAist)

For what it is, it's effective.

Jan 18, 2023

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

This throwback to a horror style that seemed more prevalent in the late ‘00s and early ‘10s makes me excited about what this filmmaker has to, sorry, offer in the future.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 13, 2023

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Paul Lê

Tales from the Paulside

The Offering finally takes on too much by having two main stories compete for the spotlight.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2023

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

With rich mythology and an intriguing setup, THE OFFERING delivers pleasant frights while exploring an engaging family drama.

May 20, 2023

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Marshall Shaffer

Decider

The Offering is one you can refuse. Genre enthusiasts might find it a unique enough variation for a satisfying watch, but those who need more than the formula are going to find this familiar and forgettable.

Apr 19, 2023

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Sam J

On what day did g*d make The Offering , and couldn't he have rested on that day too

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Justin T

This is beautifully edited and the goat character is very well designed. It also looks nice. That is about all the praise I can think of because this is really unengaging. The jump scares are noticeably bad, there was no suspense and they didn’t make me jump. The detail of the story is a little hard to follow at times but overall you get what’s going on. The ending though, woof that made no sense to me and annoyed me. I cannot recommend this film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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Tomaz B

It's good, has a nice backstory and it's thrilling at times. The movie had quite a bit of potential, but I feel like it's just too similar to other movies with the same concept. I definitely felt like I watched a worse version of The Autopsy of Jane Doe. I have never watched any movies based on a Jewish folklore and it was honestly a decent movie to introduce me to that.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Chris H

The Jewish traditions are a good backdrop for this film, meaning you slide between orthodox culture and dangerous folk tale, not always quite knowing where you are. Solid acting and a decent story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Dave C

There's no denying it's entertaining, with masterful visuals, and a great story, but where its artistry and head spinning writing let it down are the moments of complexity without depth of explanation. I love the history behind the demon, and that this is Jewish story as much as it is a possession-horror

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Tom L

Interesting use of Jewish folklore and culture to tell a story of demon possession and a deal with an evil entity. Despite a decent cast and good atmosphere and setting, the film doesn’t escape many of the cliches of demon possession stories that are tired at this point. The monster is typical CGI fare and we see too much of it for it to be terrifying. At least there’s no cloying happy ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Synopsis

In the wake of a young Jewish girl's disappearance, the son of a Hasidic funeral director returns home with his pregnant wife in hopes of reconciling with his father. Little do they know that directly beneath them in the family morgue, an ancient evil with sinister plans for the unborn child lurks inside a mysterious corpse.

Director: Oliver Park
Producer: Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, Hank Hoffman, Sam Schulte
Screenwriter: Hank Hoffman
Distributor: Decal
Production Co: Millennium Media
Rating: R (Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2023
Runtime: 1h 33m

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