Prey for the Devil

"It wants in."

2022 1h 33m EN

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6.8

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5.3

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★6.8TMDB · 1,035🥫15%Rotten Tomatoes●38Metacritic★5.3IMDB · 20,274

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Synopsis

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In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.

“It wants in.”

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Cast

Jacqueline Byers
Sister Ann
Colin Salmon
Father Quinn
Christian Navarro
Father Dante
Lisa Palfrey
Sister Euphemia
Nicholas Ralph
Father Raymond
Ben Cross
Cardinal Matthews
Virginia Madsen
Dr. Peters
Tom Forbes
Matt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Stamm
Writers: Earl Richey Jones, Robert Zappia, Todd Jones
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Stamm, shot by Denis Crossan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Jacqueline Byers and Colin Salmon and Christian Navarro carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It wants in.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9271672 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Daniel Stamm directs. Denis Crossan behind the camera. Nathan Barr scores. Tom Elkins cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Daniel Stamm, shot by Denis Crossan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Nathan Barr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tom Elkins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jacqueline Byers and Colin Salmon and Christian Navarro carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It wants in.".
7IMDB entry: tt9271672 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Denis Crossan
Original score: Nathan Barr
Editing: Tom Elkins
Production design: Jonathan McKinstry
Costume design: Elena Stoyanova
Makeup / hair: Milen Ivanov
VFX supervisor: Laurent Spillemaecker
Sound: P.K. Hooker
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Box office: $37,655,699
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Prey for the Devil (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 15% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 38/100
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 20,274 votes
MPAA: PG-13

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CinemaSerf2022-10-30
★ 5/10
Jacqueline Byers is "Sister Ann" - a troubled young nun whose relationship with her late, clinically diagnosed schizophrenic, mother has left her determined to take holy orders and to help other people with mental health disorders. She has a nursing position at a church hospital where the Catholic church - under the leadership "Fr. Quinn" (Colin Salmon) and psychiatrist "Dr. Peters" (Virginia Madsen) use scientific and ecclesiastic methods to treat their patients. The former leads their exorcism training regime and it to that that the nun is drawn. Her skills are initially tested when she has to try and deal with the apparent possession of the young "Natalie" (Posy Taylor) but that operation merely serves to open up an entire wardrobe of demons - including some very close to home for "Ann". Actually, the story here is not half bad - but the acting and the whole presentation of the film is seriously lacklustre. Sure, there are a few quite effective jump moments but as the story gathers pace it loses any semblance of plausibility. The writing clumsily muddles scripture and vernacular and the ending is really old hat. It has the ring of an over-stretched short story to it. It might almost have made for a decent "Tales of the Unexpected" forty-five minute television drama rather than dragging it out with loads of establishing shots of the rather nice building she works in and rain, lots and lots of rain! Saw it tonight in 100-seat cinema all by myself - I can't say I am surprised - this is really all rather poor.
CinemaSerf2022-10-30
★ 5/10
Jacqueline Byers is "Sister Ann" - a troubled young nun whose relationship with her late, clinically diagnosed schizophrenic, mother has left her determined to take holy orders and to help other people with mental health disorders. She has a nursing position at a church hospital where the Catholic church - under the leadership "Fr. Quinn" (Colin Salmon) and psychiatrist "Dr. Peters" (Virginia Madsen) use scientific and ecclesiastic methods to treat their patients. The former leads their exorcism training regime and it to that that the nun is drawn. Her skills are initially tested when she has to try and deal with the apparent possession of the young "Natalie" (Posy Taylor) but that operation merely serves to open up an entire wardrobe of demons - including some very close to home for "Ann". Actually, the story here is not half bad - but the acting and the whole presentation of the film is seriously lacklustre. Sure, there are a few quite effective jump moments but as the story gathers pace it loses any semblance of plausibility. The writing clumsily muddles scripture and vernacular and the ending is really old hat. It has the ring of an over-stretched short story to it. It might almost have made for a decent "Tales of the Unexpected" forty-five minute television drama rather than dragging it out with loads of establishing shots of the rather nice building she works in and rain, lots and lots of rain! Saw it tonight in a 100-seat cinema all by myself - I can't say I am surprised - this is really all rather poor.
charliehrnr062023-01-15
★ 4/10
To begin with this, I just want to ask this question, "how can anyone take this movie too serisouly?" After learning from a friend of mine that the exorcsim/demon possesion in real life isn't like that in real life at all, it is just a very dramtic effect that the westerns put to it. So after learning about that, I can't take this movie all too seriously. And if this movie said it was based on a true story, I would have my doubts about it. But it still doesn't make it not that scary!