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The Vatican Tapes

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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Michael Peña in The Vatican Tapes (2015)
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A priest and two Vatican exorcists must do battle with an ancient satanic force to save the soul of a young woman.A priest and two Vatican exorcists must do battle with an ancient satanic force to save the soul of a young woman.A priest and two Vatican exorcists must do battle with an ancient satanic force to save the soul of a young woman.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
20K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,372
117
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    • Director
      • Mark Neveldine
    • Writers
      • Christopher Borrelli(screenplay by)
      • Michael C. Martin(screenplay by)
      • Chris Morgan(story by)
    • Stars
      • Olivia Taylor Dudley
      • Michael Peña
      • Dougray Scott
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    • Director
      • Mark Neveldine
    • Writers
      • Christopher Borrelli(screenplay by)
      • Michael C. Martin(screenplay by)
      • Chris Morgan(story by)
    • Stars
      • Olivia Taylor Dudley
      • Michael Peña
      • Dougray Scott
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    • 108User reviews
    • 109Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore

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    Olivia Taylor Dudley
    Olivia Taylor Dudley
    • Angela
    Michael Peña
    Michael Peña
    • Father Lozano
    Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott
    • Roger
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Vicar Imani
    John Patrick Amedori
    John Patrick Amedori
    • Pete
    Peter Andersson
    Peter Andersson
    • Cardinal Mattias Bruun
    Kathleen Robertson
    Kathleen Robertson
    • Dr. Richards
    Sam Upton
    Sam Upton
    • Orderly Mason
    Cas Anvar
    Cas Anvar
    • Dr. Fahti
    Michael Halsey
    Michael Halsey
    • Dr. Bramwell
    Alex Sparrow
    Alex Sparrow
    • Resident Kulik
    Jarvis W. George
    Jarvis W. George
    • Detective Simmons
    • (as Jarvis George)
    Michael Paré
    Michael Paré
    • Detective Harris
    Alex Corrado
    Alex Corrado
    • Bishop Saldano
    Montanna Gillis
    Montanna Gillis
    • Jackie
    Chance Lang
    • Brad
    Noemi Gonzalez
    Noemi Gonzalez
    • Maria
    Allegra Lucchesi
    • Allegra
    • Director
      • Mark Neveldine
    • Writers
      • Christopher Borrelli(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Michael C. Martin(screenplay by)
      • Chris Morgan(story by)
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    • Trivia
      The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2009 Blacklist, a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Rachel McAdams/Michael Peña/Robert Klein (2015)
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      Arranged by Ben Turner

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    User reviews108

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    4/10
    Made by imitating tapes of old exorcism movies.
    One would expect a rich cultural or more in-depth take of possession premise with a title such as The Vatican Tapes. Unfortunately, it's nothing more than mediocre horror with barely anything new. Not to mention it's trapped between forced found footage style for some parts and shaky cam for the rest.

    It's the story as old as the supposed entity possessing the poor victim, in this case Angela (Olivia Taylor Dudley). She begins showing weird behavior and it eventually attracts the attention of Vatican. For acting department, there are actually some decent names here such as Michael Peña, Djimon Hounsou or Dougray Scott. They all have worked in bigger movies or played different roles, and there's a visible effort here, but the material is so thin their characters feel lackluster.

    Pacing is also another issue. The way it's presented might make the timeline seem odd, it switches back and forth between early stages of haunting and eventual discovery. However, the transition is poor and it doesn't escalate well, although that's partially because of the timid horror. Visually, it's very confusing, often using documentary style such as following character with camcorder perspective or CCTV videos, all of which are unnecessary and only manage to limit the presentation.

    As for the creepy parts, they are practically the stuffs of old. If you have seen any similar movie in past couple of years, chances are you've seen this before. A few scenes fare better, although these are also heavily borrowed from other films. There's barely any grand sight or atmosphere of Vatican, in fact the priests from holy city almost like supporting character that pop up in small portion of the movie.

    It's all right if the concept is not novel, many other movies have done old concept well. However, The Vatican Tapes relies too heavily on superficial gimmicks and sadly low on thrill.
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    • quincytheodore
    • Oct 8, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 2015 (Egypt)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official Website
    • Languages
      • English
      • Aramaic
    • Also known as
      • Exorcismo en el Vaticano
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • Lakeshore Entertainment
      • Pantelion Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,784,763
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $832,271
      • Jul 26, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,015,764
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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