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The Ritual

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The Ritual

In Theaters Fri Jun 6

1h 38m

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Based on true events, The Ritual follows two priests -- one questioning his faith (Dan Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Al Pacino) -- who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms. The film is an authentic portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.

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David Midell

Director

Al Pacino

Father Theophilus Riesinger

Dan Stevens

Father Joseph Steiger

Ashley Greene

Sister Rose

Abigail Cowen

Emma Schmidt

Patricia Heaton

Mother Superior

Mark Kermode

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The film itself isn't any good, because it's silly. However, Al Pacino, who I fully expected to walk into the room and go: "bwahahaha, the devil's got a great a**", doesn't. He surprisingly underplays it.

May 30, 2025

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Billie Walker

Little White Lies

With its insistence on truth even as it strays from the historical accounts it hinges on, The Ritual fails to scare, entertain or convert.

Rated: 1/5

May 29, 2025

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Pacino doesn’t seem to be taking any of it seriously as he phones in an uncharacteristically low-volume performance.

Rated: 2/5

May 27, 2025

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Jack Martin

Film Feeder

It is not scary, nor is it interesting in any definable way, leaving it one of the most boring exorcism movies in a long while, which is saying something given how this is already a subgenre that’s generic to a fault.

Rated: 0.5/5

May 30, 2025

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Synopsis

Based on true events, The Ritual follows two priests -- one questioning his faith (Dan Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Al Pacino) -- who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms. The film is an authentic portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.

Director: David Midell
Producer: Ross Marks, Andrew Stevens, Mitchell Welch, Enrico Natale
Screenwriter: David Midell, Enrico Natale
Distributor: XYZ Films
Production Co: Andrew Stevens Entertainment, Redbird Entertainment
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 38m