The Unholy

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The Unholy

PG-13

Released Apr 2, 2021

1h 39m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The Unholy follows Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

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Critics Consensus

Rarely scary and often dull, The Unholy falls back on the same tired tropes that have already been done to death by countless other religious horror movies.

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Audience Says

It's got some good jump scares and the plot doesn't drag, but disappointing CGI and a predictable story make it hard to take The Unholy too seriously.

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Matthew Monagle

Austin Chronicle

It's a credit to Brown, Morgan, and Sadler that the story works at all. These actors maintain the illusion that The Unholy is a competent horror movie for far longer than it deserves.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 9, 2021

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Angie Han

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's not all bad, but it's not much good.

Apr 6, 2021

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Kristy Puchko

IGN Movies

Coming out on the high heels of Lil Nas X's controversial "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," this devil's tale feels laughably tame.

Rated: 5/10

Apr 5, 2021

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

Could of been worse Could of been better It’s harmless with little to no scares but at least enough intrigue to finish the film out. Quite good cinematography though & an interesting demon design that I wish wasn’t so CGI at times

Jul 26, 2023

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

The Unholy’s story is nothing we haven’t seen before, but Jeffrey Dean Morgan makes for a compelling lead, and there are still more than enough scares here to satisfy horror hounds.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Small treats aside, “The Unholy” ends up being a pretty vanilla horror movie. It starts with promise but hits too many familiar beats and can’t fully stick its landing.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Amber W

The story line was good they could have done so much more with this movie the graphics were horrible.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/22

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James

would've given 1 star but I like Jeffrey Dean Morgan lmao. very generic, full of poorly executed tropes and cheap jump scares. the plot is easy enough to follow yet still managed to not make sense somewhere in the end...not great

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/21

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Josh L

This was an absolutely phenomenal film! I was hooked right from the start and was rooting for Team Mary throughout the entire movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/21

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Jarvis T

Very suspenseful. Good versus Evil

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/01/21

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Diana

It was a great movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/21

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First L

Would have liked for it to be more scary!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/28/21

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Evan Spiliotopoulos

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Gerry Fenn

Cricket Brown

Alice

Cary Elwes

Bishop Gyles

Katie Aselton

Dr. Natalie Gates

William Sadler

Father Hagan

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The Unholy: Official Clip - Evil Miracle

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Synopsis

The Unholy follows Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

Director: Evan Spiliotopoulos
Producer: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Screenwriter: Evan Spiliotopoulos
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Screen Gems
Production Co: Screen Gems, Ghost House Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Some Strong Language|Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 2, 2021, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.5M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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