The Ritual Killer

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The Ritual Killer

Released Mar 10, 2023

1h 32m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.

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Alejandro Lingenti

La Nación (Argentina)

But [Morgan's] work is not enough to improve too much a trite and erratic film that uses a surprise ending as a ditch effort to close a story full of stumbles. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Jan 25, 2024

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Mr. Morgan Freeman performing a role we've already seen him play, in a story we already know, three screenwriters with very little aim... [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 28, 2023

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

In them, the film goes somewhere beyond the police procedural pale and stands out in a sea of serial killer films.

Rated: 8/10

Mar 15, 2023

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

The Ritual Killer carves hapless innocents in a disjointed narrative with poorly connected subplots. Former NFL star Vernon Davis is the only high point as a scarred and merciless villain.

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 13, 2023

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Muddled, vaguely irritating, and somewhat offensive, this un-thrilling thriller moves lifelessly through through its story and has a bizarre head-scratcher of an ending.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 13, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mediocre thriller.

Rated: C+

Mar 13, 2023

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After the first five minutes, this film plumbs depths of poor plotting, acting, and continuity previously unexplored. Characters appear and vanish like morning fog. All major roles lack a moral compass, which leads to inexplicable actions intended to shock the viewer. Instead, the audience is baffled. The settings are Rome (Italy) and rural Georgia (USA), with almost no connections between them other than a string of murders. Worst of all, the movie’s climax is set some 20 minutes before the film ends, and all that follows lacks cohesion. This is atrocious filmmaking. All involved should demand their names be stricken from the credits.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Desiree C

Horrible film, I think they spent all their budget on Morgan Freeman and the rest of the cast… it must have been their first acting gig. There were so many flash backs, so much jumping around, so many things unanswered… just … plain awful movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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Mike C

Even the mighty Morgan Freeman can't save this so pointless film. A plot that jumps around between Italy and the USA with no real connection. A script that is just plain awful and a screenplay that the writers couldn't think of an ending for. Don't watch, go wash your hair, change the bed or sit in silence, thier all better than this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Nelson P

Really bad plot and writing. Fight scenes are woeful! Dialogue and acting are truly poor. A very poor project for Morgan Freeman to be associated with.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Brad M

This movie sucks...like really bad. The plot, acting, and editing was hot garbage. I'm not hard to please, but it was so bad I had to let the world know.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Crystal W

Terrible. Disappointing. Not thrilling. Poorly edited. Scenes jumped too much. Inconsistent. Not even the great Morgan freeman could save this movie. I'm shocked he even did this. But hey if it's a student movie then it's alright. Everyone starts somewhere.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Synopsis

A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.

Director: George Gallo
Producer: Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Joe Lemmon, Bret Saxon, Jeff Bowler, Chris Arthur, Danielle Maloni, Buddy Wyrick
Screenwriter: Bob Bowersox, Jennifer Lemmon, Francesco Cinquemani, Giorgia Iannone, Luca Giliberto, Ferdinando Dell'Omo
Distributor: Redbox Entertainment
Production Co: March On Productions, Black Diamond Films, Iervolino Entertainment, Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, Wonderfilm Media
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2023
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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