The Reckoning

Released Feb 5, 2021

1 hr. 51 min.

Horror

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After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace Haverstock is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England's most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft. Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace faces her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

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Critics Consensus

Thematically and visually unpleasant, The Reckoning wallows in the same violent misogyny it purports to condemn.

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Zoe A

Weak story, could have done much more with it. Reminds me of Tim Curry's demon in Legend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Kathy H

Started bad and ended worse. How bad did it start? Well, we see the protagonist's house. It's quite large for the times, there's glass in the windows and the house is in good condition. We go inside and everything's spotlessly clean- the protagonist, her house, her child, the table she's sitting at reading a letter written on paper. And oh look! She's wearing a gold wedding ring! So clearly she's wealthy by the standards of the time. Her family are obviously landowners- merchants or minor gentry. But no! Shortly afterwards, the film tries to tell me she's a poor tenant farmer. And from there it just got worse. It gloried in torturing women, but in the most unrealistic way it could. Seems it couldn't decide if the protagonist was an everywoman or a superhero. I'm going with superhero, considering the immaculate hair and makeup in the face of days and days of torture, not to mention her ability to enact physically revenge after being quite literally torn apart inside. Absolute garbage- and garbage of the worst kind.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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Audience Member

Overall, The Reckoning makes a substantial effort as a horror film. It gets a few elements right, such as its dark visuals and fun audio track, which made me jump several times. But unfortunately, performances, for the most part, are just ok. The film second act is an ultimate letdown as it drags on far longer than it needed and feels repetitive even when it's building towards a final showdown in its third and last act.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Cristian s

Buena película. Tiene un gran defecto y es que estando caratulada en el genero terror directamente no asusta, si es buena historia y te mantiene entretenido en sus casi 2 horas de duración pero no es ese tipo de film que te vaya a hacer saltar del asiento.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/06/23

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Hugo

Uninteresting story desperately trying to condemn misogyny using witchcraft as a theme. Mediocre acting from the main actress.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/24/22

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Audience Member

The Descent and Centurion were excellent movies in multiple respects. This flick felt like a B-movie from the start and it didn't get better. Very weak, very disappointing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Neil Marshall

Director

Charlotte Kirk

Grace Haverstock

Joe Anderson

Joseph

Steven Waddington

Pendleton

Sean Pertwee

Moorcroft

Ian Whyte

The Devil

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Despite a spirited score and a few other redeeming features, The Reckoning is too clumsy, overlong and generally miscalculated to add up to an intelligent commentary on misogyny, or a satisfying riposte to it.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 18, 2021

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

The film left me shaking with anger more than fear.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 14, 2021

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

A witch-hunt thriller that lacks the texture to be realistic and the no-holds-barred energy to be pulpy.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 14, 2021

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Kevin Woodley

InSession Film

The Reckoning is tonally confused, ill-conceived, and fails in fulfilling the basic needs of a horror film, neither provocative enough to work as campy grindhouse or serious enough in its history tale.

Rated: D

Apr 3, 2024

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

What’s so special to me is Marshall’s delivered a film about early modern history that speaks so directly to so many pressing issues we continue to face today as a global society.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 22, 2022

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Hubble, bubble, The Reckoning toils but ultimately will not trouble the pantheon of witchery classics.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 12, 2022

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Synopsis

After losing her husband during the Great Plague, Grace Haverstock is unjustly accused of being a witch and placed in the custody of England's most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft. Forced to endure physical and emotional torture while steadfastly maintaining her innocence, Grace faces her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

Director: Neil Marshall
Executive Producer: Arianne Fraser, Matthew Helderman, Charlotte Kirk, Neil Marshall
Screenwriter: Edward Evers-Swindell, Neil Marshall, Charlotte Kirk
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Moviebar Productions, Fourth Culture Films, Buffalo 8 Productions, BondIt Media Capital
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $142.4K
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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