The Vatican Tapes

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The Vatican Tapes

PG-13

Released Jul 24, 2015

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The fate of the world hangs in the balance when a cleric (Peter Andersson) battles an ancient satanic force for a young woman's (Olivia Taylor Dudley) soul.

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A loud, rote exorcism thriller that presents nothing new to an already overpopulated subgenre.

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

this hodgepodge of exorcism and possession clichés... flirt[s] uncomfortably with justifying clerical abuses as just a part of the Church's endless battle against Satan.

Nov 25, 2015

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

A routine regurgitation of demonology's familiar myths and legends: needless to say, possession is nine tenths of the lore.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 1, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

In terms of characterisation and plotting, the film is utterly absurd, but taken as a fairground ride for the ghoulishly inclined, it just about passes muster.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 30, 2015

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Joey Keogh

Wicked Horror

The Vatican Tapes isn't exactly ground-breaking... but it's a solid, well-written, well-performed, and surprisingly original addition to the over-populated parnanomal/demonic possession/exorcism-themed pantheon.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 26, 2019

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Some of the special effects are cool, but they don't compensate for the surrounding lack of drive.

Rated: C-

Dec 14, 2018

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Trace Thurman

Bloody Disgusting

If you can manage to keep yourself awake throughout the whole thing then you deserve a medal.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 31, 2018

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bruce w

This is a movie that holds your attention. It doesn’t insult the Catholic Church as most movies do. It is a very good watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Robert S

An interesting twist on the origin of the antichrist. Unlike Damien Omen which is born as a infant this one begins with a possession. The acting is pretty good the graphics are somewhat believable and the overall storyline would be indicative of a series but sadly at the end is not.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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L1PE

Um filme interessante para quem gosta do gênero, sem muito exagero de sangue e violência mas com uma pegada boa de suspense...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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Gunn W

Boring, slow, and the same type of Exorcist films which they keep making over and over. The only difference is in this movie we get to meet the antichrist, who of course is a young, blond, pretty lady. SKIP IT!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/23

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Mateusz C

This movie tries to keep the tension hold nonstoply so much that it does make it rather painful to watch than creators had expected

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/23

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Mallory

Is this a good film? No. But despite that, with some above-average acting and a half decent plot made it easy to watch, and certainly didn't feel like a waste of time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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Mark Neveldine

Director

Olivia Taylor Dudley

Angela Holmes

Michael Peña

Father Lozano

Dougray Scott

Roger Holmes

Djimon Hounsou

Vicar Imani

Peter Andersson

Cardinal Bruun

The Vatican Tapes: It's a Miracle

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The Vatican Tapes: Why Did You Do This?

2:22

The Vatican Tapes: Honesty Hour

2:58

The Vatican Tapes: Asylum Chaos

2:46

The Vatican Tapes: We Move Away From God

2:33

The Vatican Tapes: There Is an Obstruction

2:52

The Vatican Tapes: Show Yourself, Serpent

2:50

The Vatican Tapes: Antichrist

3:00

The Vatican Tapes: The Day We Most Fear

2:47

The Vatican Tapes: The Accident

1:33

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Synopsis

The fate of the world hangs in the balance when a cleric (Peter Andersson) battles an ancient satanic force for a young woman's (Olivia Taylor Dudley) soul.

Director: Mark Neveldine
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright, Chris Morgan, Chris Cowles
Screenwriter: Christopher Borrelli, Michael C. Martin
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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