Ritual

"Older than Bones. Darker than Blood. Stronger than Science."

2002 1h 51m EN

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4.7

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★4.7TMDB · 84

Horror

Synopsis

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An American doctor encounters members of a voodoo cult when she is summoned to Jamaica to treat a wealthy man's brother.

“Older than Bones. Darker than Blood. Stronger than Science.”

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Cast

Jennifer Grey
Dr. Alice Dodgson
Craig Sheffer
Paul Claybourne
Daniel Lapaine
Wesley Claybourne
Kristen Wilson
Caro Lamb
Gabriel Casseus
J. B.
Tim Curry
Matthew Hope
Ron Taylor
Superintendant Archibald
Dorothy Cunningham
Violette

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Avi Nesher
Writers: Rob Cohen, Inez Wallace, Curt Siodmak
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales from the Crypt Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Avi Nesher, shot by Douglas Milsome. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert A. Ferretti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Jennifer Grey and Craig Sheffer and Daniel Lapaine carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Older than Bones. Darker than Blood. Stronger than Science.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0250698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Avi Nesher directs. Douglas Milsome behind the camera. Robert A. Ferretti cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Part of the "Tales from the Crypt Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Avi Nesher, shot by Douglas Milsome. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Robert A. Ferretti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jennifer Grey and Craig Sheffer and Daniel Lapaine carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Older than Bones. Darker than Blood. Stronger than Science.".
7IMDB entry: tt0250698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Douglas Milsome
Editing: Robert A. Ferretti
Production design: Ginger Tougas
Makeup / hair: Martin Astles
VFX supervisor: Korey J. Cauchon
Sound: Robby Bartholomew
Stunt coordinator: Scott Leva
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Ritual (2002)

Part of

Tales from the Crypt Collection

Tales from the Crypt was an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955. Stories from the series have been adapted into various other media including a 1972 film and a television series that aired on HBO from 1989 to 1996. The later spawned films - such as Demon Knight (1995) and Bordello of Blood (1996) - as well as a children's animated series, a game show, and a radio series.