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The Devil Inside

  • 2012
  • R
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
38K
YOUR RATING
William Brent Bell in The Devil Inside (2012)
A woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.
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In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorci... Read allIn Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

  • Director
    • William Brent Bell
  • Writers
    • William Brent Bell
    • Matthew Peterman
  • Stars
    • Fernanda Andrade
    • Simon Quarterman
    • Evan Helmuth
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Brent Bell
    • Writers
      • William Brent Bell
      • Matthew Peterman
    • Stars
      • Fernanda Andrade
      • Simon Quarterman
      • Evan Helmuth
    • 323User reviews
    • 225Critic reviews
    • 18Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Videos12

    The Devil Inside
    Trailer 2:33
    The Devil Inside
    "Connect the Cuts"
    Clip 0:42
    "Connect the Cuts"
    "Connect the Cuts"
    Clip 0:42
    "Connect the Cuts"
    "Hospital"
    Clip 0:28
    "Hospital"
    "Possessed"
    Clip 0:44
    "Possessed"
    "Ben"
    Clip 0:33
    "Ben"
    "Voices"
    Clip 0:26
    "Voices"

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    Top cast32

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    Fernanda Andrade
    Fernanda Andrade
    • Isabella Rossi
    Simon Quarterman
    Simon Quarterman
    • Father Ben Rawlings
    Evan Helmuth
    Evan Helmuth
    • Father David Keane
    Ionut Grama
    • Michael Schaefer
    Suzan Crowley
    Suzan Crowley
    • Maria Rossi
    Bonnie Morgan
    Bonnie Morgan
    • Rosa Sorlini
    Brian Johnson
    Brian Johnson
    • Lieutenant Dreyfus
    Jeff Victoroff
    • Dr. Jeff Victoroff
    • (as Dr. Jeff Victoroff)
    Pamela Davis
    • Pamela Davis
    John Prosky
    John Prosky
    • Father Christopher Aimes
    Claudiu Istodor
    • Doctor Antonio Costa
    • (as Claudiu Isotodor)
    Toma Danila
    • Marco
    Claudiu Trandafir
    Claudiu Trandafir
    • Father Robert Gallo
    Maria Junghetu
    • Mrs. Sorlini
    • (as Maria Junghietu)
    Ilinca Harnut
    Ilinca Harnut
    • Italian Nurse
    Corneliu Ulici
    • Romanian Priest
    Andrei Aradits
    • Hopper
    Sorin Cocis
    • Italian Doctor
    • Director
      • William Brent Bell
    • Writers
      • William Brent Bell
      • Matthew Peterman
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    User reviews323

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    4bowmanblue

    Good effort - sadly only an okay product

    If star ratings were awarded for trying, The Devil Inside would definitely get 5/5 stars. It truly wants to be something. Ever since the Blair Witch Project redefined horror with its 'first person perspective' there have been many imitators.

    Some have worked, others haven't. Sadly, The Devil Inside is the latter.

    Every post-Blair Witch first person film will be judged against Blair Witch and, although The Devil Inside tries to break away, it doesn't really succeed. It's about a girl who goes to the Vatican to track down her long lost mother, who was sanctioned by the Catholic Church. Was she simply mad, or possessed? The Devil Inside lurches from one carbon copy of another similar film to another. I saw shades of Paranormal Activity mixed in there with The Last Exorcism (both superior films in my opinion). The actors did as best they could with what they were given. As with these kinds of films, they did well to capture the 'naturalistic' elements of their dialogue.

    It's just not that scary. If you've seen one exorcism movie, then you've basically seen this one (even if this one does do it from a first-person perspective - which The Last Exorcism has already done anyway).

    It's not bad, it's just not original. And (SEMI SPOILER ALERT) the ending will leave viewers thoroughly divided. You only have to look at some message boards to see that some people loved it - most despised it and felt ripped off.

    It's your call. If you really need one more exorcism movie, then give it a go. But you've probably seen everything The Devil Inside has to offer before... and better.
    4moviewizguy

    Save your time and money by watching the red band trailer instead...

    In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria. Many have been possessed by one; only one has been possessed by many. (Paramount Pictures)

    Just recently, Paramount Pictures was named the studio that topped the 2011 box office above all the other major studios. If they want any more people to show up to their films in 2012, they should stop green-lighting films like THE DEVIL INSIDE, although dumping it in January seems like the best decision to forget the film ever existed by the end of the year. Yes, the film produces more unintentional laughs than actual scares. Yes, many people will walk out feeling ripped off once the credits roll. And yes, THE DEVIL INSIDE is a bad film, unfortunately, although the incredible red band trailer suggests otherwise. However, the trailer spoils all the "good," jolting parts in the film. Surprise, surprise.

    As you can tell, there are many problems regarding the film. However, some of the ones that stand out are the incredibly slow pacing and the dull execution. The few, lazy, cheap scares the film has to offer, the only things left to salvage this dreck from a total waste, are few and far between. To say that the film was tedious to watch would be an understatement. Also, the documentary style serves more to harm than help the film, as every scene that should feel spontaneous and authentic, instead, feel rather staged. With the many problems the film has, the film's biggest crime is the abrupt ending, which is like getting slapped in the face. Just as the film is starting to pick up momentum, it ends as if the filmmakers ran out of budget. Note to all filmmakers: You don't want to anger audiences like that.

    The cast don't do much to help elevate the film either. Fernanda Andrade, the female lead, is merely serviceable although nothing memorable. However, Suzan Crowley, in the few scenes that she's in, is rather good for what she had to work with. I can't say much for the rest of the supporting cast, which includes Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, and Ionut Grama. Grama, in particular, is incredibly bad as he tries to make his reactions and emotions feel real that it comes off as forced and awkward.

    I suppose the film will open reasonably well in the box office like most found footage films with low budgets and make a cheap buck before disappearing off in the world. However, I'm here to warn you not to give in to what appears to be a fun, scary night at the movie theater. It's a slow, dull film with barely any scares at all. Yes, the potential for the idea is there, but the execution is just bad. THE EXORCIST this is not.
    4fairy_dust104

    Okay Movie.

    The movie was better than any other exorcism/exorcist movie I've seen. Definitely better than all the Paranormal Activities, but it was also low quality. The whole movie was very shaky, very few times was the camera held still. The angles the cameras were put in were kind of odd. The ending was absolutely terrible. There were parts that made you jump but for the most part, it was like any other documentary film about this kind of stuff. I would recommend it to anyone who likes the thrill of stuff like that, but for anybody else, do not waste your money. For the few parts that they actually showed an exorcism, compared to what the previews show, it wasn't worth it at all.
    ace5000

    Absolutely Terrible

    With the annoying way too shaky camera, the ridiculous fast-zoom ultra close-ups, and crazy angles I got the worst headache and left the theater within 20 minutes. At one point I was seeing a close-up of an actors neck instead of what could have been beautiful background shots of driving down the street in Rome. The camera man is clearly "non-intelligent" to the extreme, who's "technique" was so distracting, the film is impossible to watch. I sincerely hope this shaky cam stuff comes to an end as I personally can't stand it. It's also unfortunate this horrible release made more than a dime. If you like the idea of driving to a theater, paying cash, and getting yourself a head-banger - this is the film for you.
    5Putnaml-259-317472

    Predictable

    Exorcism of Emily Rose tops this movie.... And that's not saying a whole lot. The plot was good, the acting....par but you saw everything coming. The ending was I call a "ran out of money" ending. Definitely worth waiting for the DVD release. I didn't mind the whole Blair witch/paranormal activity/cloverfield camera action they used. It was just the fact you knew what was coming 1 step ahead. Not to leave out the very dull ending but I guess it would have cost too much $ to actually leave us paying folk to know what happened to the people we spent the last 87 minutes caring about. Overall had a few creepy parts. Dog barking made my body ache. Just don't waste your time and money running to the theater to see this one.

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    • Trivia
      With a budget of $1m the movie made $101m at the Box Office making this the most profitable movie of 2012.
    • Goofs
      When footage of Maria Rossi is shown being declared as insane, it's actually real footage of the murderer Aileen Wuornos - you can see her talking to her lawyer at the end of the clip.
    • Quotes

      Maria Rossi: Have you ever witnessed a real exorcism Father?

      Father Robert Gallo: Yeah! Right after he saw the Easter Bunny!

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: The Devil Inside and Flyin' Ryan (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Itsy Bitsy Spider
      (uncredited)

      Written by Nursery Rhyme

      Performed by Suzan Crowley and Fernanda Andrade

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Bell and Peterman Film
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Insurge Pictures
      • Prototype
      • Room 101
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,261,944
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,732,515
      • Jan 8, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,758,490
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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