Nefarious

"Speak of the devil."

2023 1h 38m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 553

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Synopsis

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On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.

“Speak of the devil.”

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Cast

Sean Patrick Flanery
Nefarious / Edward Wayne Brady
Jordan Belfi
Dr. James Martin
Tom Ohmer
Warden Tom Moss
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Daniel Martin Berkey
Father Louis
Mark De Alessandro
Dr. Alan Fischer
Cameron Arnett
Trustee Styles
James Healy Jr.
Gate Guard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cary Solomon
Writers: Cary Solomon, Chuck Konzelman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Nefarious Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cary Solomon, shot by Jason Head. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bryan E. Miller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sean Patrick Flanery and Jordan Belfi and Tom Ohmer carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Speak of the devil.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cary Solomon directs. Jason Head behind the camera. Bryan E. Miller scores. Brian Jeremiah Smith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Part of the "Nefarious Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Cary Solomon, shot by Jason Head. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bryan E. Miller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Brian Jeremiah Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sean Patrick Flanery and Jordan Belfi and Tom Ohmer carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Speak of the devil.".
9IMDB entry: tt14537248 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "oklahoma", "death row", "prison guard", "evangelical".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jason Head
Original score: Bryan E. Miller
Editing: Brian Jeremiah Smith
Production design: Chris Rose
Costume design: Gina Ruiz
Makeup / hair: Princie Patel
VFX supervisor: Ashley Ledden
Stunt coordinator: Mark De Alessandro
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $5,400,000
Return: 180% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Nefarious (2023)

Part of

Nefarious Collection

Based on a series of supernatural horror novels by Steve Deace, faith does battle with evil.

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EmmanuelGoldstein2023-07-28
★ 10/10
Not sure if it's a good Christian movie, but it's a great horror movie Great movie, even though in a way it sets itself up for failure, because a Christian audience doesn't usually appreciate a good psychological horror movie and horror fans usually don't like a movie made by Christians promoting Christian values. So there is no big demographic that really appreciates a movie like this and it's obvious that the makers of this movie knew that too and were doing it to simply make a good movie for those who can appreciate it (no matter how few there might be). So I am not sure if it even really wants to be a good Christian movie or a good psychological horror movie, but either way it does succeed at being both. For a movie about demonic possession it's also surprisingly realistic. And I say that as someone who has worked as a guard in prisons and mental institutions. There are a few extremely minor inaccuracies but these are necessary for the plot or are for safety reasons (after all, not everyone needs to know what exactly the actual safety measures in a prison actually look like in detail). There actually already is an almost identical German movie called "Der Totmacher" (The Deathmaker). Though I am sure no one involved in this movie saw it, even though it's essentially the same movie and that's because that German movie's entire script simply consists entirely of the actual transcripts of an actual psychological evaluation of an actual serial killer. But that's how close to reality this all actually is.
CinemaSerf2024-01-16
★ 6/10
When hardened psychiatrist "Martin" (Jordan Belfi) arrives at the prison, he is charged by the warden (Tom Ohmer) with certifying that a prisoner is mentally fit. Mentally fit to be electrocuted, that is! Opposite him, shackled to the table is a man (Sean Patrick Flanery) who proves extremely problematic for the normally ordered and structured analyst. That's not least because he claims to be possessed by the eponymous demon and that he has made enough use of this body and so wants to be killed so he can move on! Preposterous we all think, but this orange-suited man knows things he shouldn't, and soon his comments are unsettling and discombobulating "Martin". Now the performance from Flanery is actually quite good here. There is something almost compellingly maniacal about his delivery. The dialogue - well that's another matter. It could be considered thought-provoking or it could be considered banal. You certainly can't ignore it, or the curiously extreme and frequently contradictory doctrines being espoused and countered during what passes for their frankly rather contrived debates. If that's it's purpose, then it's worth a watch. As any sort of light-horror concept, though, it's derivative and unremarkable and it misses the target.