The Rite
Though he is filled with doubt about the subject, seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) finds he must attend a Vatican school of exorcism. There, he begins to glimpse a phenomenon science can't explain or control...and an evil so violent and terrifying that it forces him to question everything he believes.
26 January 1981, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
23 January 1944, Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
18 November 1961, Rome, Lazio, Italy
30 July 1960, Budapest, Hungary
2 October 1989, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy
17 October 1969, Rome, Lazio, Italy
31 December 1937, Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
15 April 1983, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
27 July 1968, Messina, Sicily, Italy
8 June 1984, Long Island, New York, USA
29 April 1982, Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
7 September 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
3 October 1984, Stuart, Florida, USA
23 September 1955, Torino, Italy
9 February 1953, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
July 24, 2013
Poor character development, a thin plot and predictability make this one a forgettable film.
January 29, 2011
Oooh. Scary.
January 28, 2011
A run-of-the-mill chiller that spends an inordinate amount of time flirting with unconventional scare tactics before sacrificing all of its ingenuity to become the latest in a long line of "The Exorcist" clones.
June 30, 2013
A geniunely creepy film that takes faith and its subject matter seriously.
May 03, 2015
It's one of those films that pretends to take ideas about faith seriously, until it's time for the CGI money shots to kick in.
February 23, 2011
This is a dreary metaphysical drama dressed in the vestments of a religious horror movie.
January 28, 2011
The Rite goes wrong in every way.
October 02, 2013
Though thoroughly predictable, this film is not to be taken too seriously.
February 15, 2013
Although Hopkins shines when his evil-infused priest exhibits low-level nastiness, his climactic exorcism scenes don't ring true and aren't very frightening.
January 28, 2011
Despite an impressive cast (excluding the excruciatingly dull O'Donoghue, a newcomer from Ireland), "The Rite" is the sort of misfire that Hollywood has long buried in January.
June 23, 2013
This is a movie about priests fighting the evil Baal demon. That's not a spiritual journey "suggested by true events." That's a Tenacious D song.
January 28, 2011
Starts glumly before flipping into supernatural camp.
