On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Robert Coutts
- The Entity
- (as Rob Coutts)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen James first enters the Pontifex Institute, the camera lingers on a painting in the hallway. The painting shows the cabin in which the four hikers shelter at the start of the film.
- GoofsThe film is set in the US but was largely shot in South Africa and the overseas shooting is inadvertently revealed when the protagonist looks at a blank VHS tape. It's an E-180; videotapes of that format sold in America began with "T" like in T-120.
- Quotes
James Lasombra: Yeah, no.
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo makes a surprise return in the opening of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in FoundFlix: The Empty Man (2020) Explained (2021)
- SoundtracksImmersion
Written by Brian Williams (as B. Lustmord)
Featured review
Hidden cosmic horror
It's easy to see why people would dislike this. It really comes down to taste, not anything wrong with the movie.
I haven't read the graphic novels, so I'm only going to base anything I say off the movie. And I really found this to be a good blend of real myths, real philosophies, real cults, and horror tropes.
Yes, it might come across as borrowing from anything and everything, but that actually fits one of the philosophies discussed by the cult: everything is connected and is the same.
I enjoyed the score; it underpinned how scenes should be interpreted without TELLING you how to feel like many tense movies do. The lighting and camerawork helped play out the story, and the set design gave a grimeyness that made the evil seem more ancient. Good dialogue and good acting. Definitely a slow burn that takes you were you need to be.
A little bit Call of Cthulhu, a little bit Wicker Man, a little Vanilla Sky. Just a little bit of a lot of somewhat cerebral horrors. Not a fast-paced jumpscare teen slasher flick by any means.
I haven't read the graphic novels, so I'm only going to base anything I say off the movie. And I really found this to be a good blend of real myths, real philosophies, real cults, and horror tropes.
Yes, it might come across as borrowing from anything and everything, but that actually fits one of the philosophies discussed by the cult: everything is connected and is the same.
I enjoyed the score; it underpinned how scenes should be interpreted without TELLING you how to feel like many tense movies do. The lighting and camerawork helped play out the story, and the set design gave a grimeyness that made the evil seem more ancient. Good dialogue and good acting. Definitely a slow burn that takes you were you need to be.
A little bit Call of Cthulhu, a little bit Wicker Man, a little Vanilla Sky. Just a little bit of a lot of somewhat cerebral horrors. Not a fast-paced jumpscare teen slasher flick by any means.
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- Dec 23, 2020
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- Language
- Also known as
- The Empty Man: El mensajero del último día
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,992,948
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,310,326
- Oct 25, 2020
- Gross worldwide
- $4,796,993
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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