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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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Giorgos T

If you value your time, please don’t make the same mistake I did. Do yourself a favor and pick another movie to watch. It is incredibly frustrating to spend two hours watching a film only to end up regretting it. I wish I had read other people's comments before pressing play. The only good thing I got out of this experience is that I can now warn others not to waste their time. The storyline was utterly meaningless — a hollow attempt at a narrative that led absolutely nowhere. The biggest disappointment came at the end, with an idiotic, heuristic excuse of an ending that left me frustrated and in disbelief that something so pointless was even written. Who came up with this scenario? Unbelievable. What a complete waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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Mathew w

Excellent movie! Completely baffled as to why the critics gave a bad review. Definitely worth watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Rose G

Cole Hauser's hair is the only thing about this movie that was supernatural in nature. If my 14 year old son showed me this script and said he'd written it in an afternoon after eating expired turkey I'd maybe understand how such execrable garbage could get made. Morgan Freeman can't need the paycheck this badly, can he?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Skip T

Someone has no talent for film making and they shoud probably be stopped before their ineptness becomes too puzzling for words and only guttural mammal noises suffice to accurately review their future offerings.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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Adam B

This movie was extremely difficult to watch. I would not recommend watching this film as it would be a waste of 90 minutes. The plot has too many vague holes, making the experience confusing. I am not even sure what this movie was trying to tell me.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Matthew C

I gave it two stars purely on the basis that it made me laugh. Cole Hauser struggles pronouncing the villain's name correctly (it's Randoku, not Randooku! 🤣), and everything is just a little off and stilted - to satisfyingly humorous effect. I can't recommend this mediocre movie at all, but, if you're like me (and that's a big if) you might get some entertainment from it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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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: 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
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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