The Ritual Killer

Released Mar 10, 2023

1 hr. 32 min.

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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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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Jeff E

I bought the Blu-Ray on a whim at a rental kiosk, and hoo-boy was this not one of Morgan Freeman's finest moments. And it was nice to see Cole Hauser in fine form, and he's actually not bad (in terms of acting a certain archetype) in a movie with awful dialogue. So many things that do not make sense here, and the ending is certainly a stomach-turning surprise. If any movie screams to be rented in a form where you can have alternate endings than the one that was generally released, this movie is it. So now I own a $3.99 Blu-Ray I will never watch again. Someone at the thrift shop is going to get a deal.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Angus L

Beyond dreadful. Whoever wrote the screenplay couldn't be bothered. Cliched. Corny twist. What was Mr Freeman thinking to be a part of such tripe?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Edward G

Wow! That sucked , but I liked it anyway

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Valerie D

Very disappointed that Mr. Freeman, who is an absolutely brilliant actor, would even agree to be part in this poorly produced movie. Mediocre acting skills and bad story line. The police wouldn't handle or act in investigations as portrait in this B rated film. Not worth watching it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Daniel T

This is a contender for the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. Nothing makes sense, especially the ending - I wish I had seen the reviews before wasting 92 minutes of my life.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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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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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

What sort of nutty compromises were reached to get financing here, there and everywhere, and round up this cast?

Rated: 1/4

Mar 30, 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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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
Executive Producer: Nate Adams, Marc Danon, Luca Matrundola, Thomas Fanning, Richard Salvatore
Screenwriter: Bob Bowersox, Jennifer Lemmon, Francesco Cinquemani, Giorgia Iannone, Luca Giliberto, Ferdinando Dell'Omo
Distributor: Redbox Entertainment
Production Co: Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, March On Productions, Wonderfilm Media, Iervolino Entertainment, Black Diamond Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2023
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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