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The Ritual

  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
96K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,730
146
The Ritual (2017)
Reuniting after the tragic death of their best mate, four old friends from university set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. But a wrong turn leads them into the dark and mysterious forests of Norse legend, where an ancient evil still exists and stalks
 them at every turn.
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  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a forest in Sweden, Northern Europe, but encounter a menacing presence there stalking them.A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a forest in Sweden, Northern Europe, but encounter a menacing presence there stalking them.A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a forest in Sweden, Northern Europe, but encounter a menacing presence there stalking them.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
96K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,730
146
  • Director
    • David Bruckner
  • Writers
    • Joe Barton
    • Adam Nevill(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rafe Spall
    • Arsher Ali
    • Robert James-Collier
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Bruckner
  • Writers
    • Joe Barton
    • Adam Nevill(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rafe Spall
    • Arsher Ali
    • Robert James-Collier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 625User reviews
    • 171Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:35
    Official Trailer
    UK Trailer
    Trailer 2:20
    UK Trailer

    Photos46

    Sam Troughton, Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, and Arsher Ali in The Ritual (2017)
    Rafe Spall in The Ritual (2017)
    Sam Troughton in The Ritual (2017)
    Sam Troughton and Rafe Spall in The Ritual (2017)
    Robert James-Collier in The Ritual (2017)
    Arsher Ali in The Ritual (2017)
    Robert James-Collier and Arsher Ali in The Ritual (2017)
    Rafe Spall in The Ritual (2017)
    Sam Troughton, Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, and Arsher Ali in The Ritual (2017)
    Robert James-Collier in The Ritual (2017)
    Rafe Spall in The Ritual (2017)
    Sam Troughton, Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, and Arsher Ali in The Ritual (2017)

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    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    • Lukeas Luke
    Arsher Ali
    Arsher Ali
    • Philas Phil
    Robert James-Collier
    Robert James-Collier
    • Hutchas Hutch
    Sam Troughton
    Sam Troughton
    • Domas Dom
    Paul Reid
    Paul Reid
    • Robertas Robert
    Matthew Needham
    Matthew Needham
    • Junkieas Junkie
    Jacob James Beswick
    Jacob James Beswick
    • Fiendas Fiend
    Maria Erwolter
    Maria Erwolter
    • The Hostas The Host
    Hilary Reeves
    • The Curateas The Curate
    Peter Liddell
    • The Loggeras The Logger
    Francesca Mula
    Francesca Mula
    • The Witchas The Witch
    Kerri McLean
    Kerri McLean
    • Gayleas Gayle
    Gheorghe Mezei
    • Parishioneras Parishioner
    Adriana Macsut
    • Parishioneras Parishioner
    Constantin Codrea
    • Parishioneras Parishioner
    • (as Constantin Liviu Codrea)
    Zane Jarcu
    • Shop Keeperas Shop Keeper
    • Director
      • David Bruckner
    • Writers
      • Joe Barton
      • Adam Nevill(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The original tagline that was used when advertising the film was 'They should have gone to Vegas'. But due to the massacre in Vegas that took place on 1st of October 2017, the tagline has now been changed to 'They should have gone to Ibiza'.
    • Goofs
      Dom has hurt his right knee. However, in the aerial shot of the friends going towards the forest, he is limping with his left leg.
    • Quotes

      Dom: My old scoutmaster used to say 'If the shortcut was a shortcut, it wouldn't be called a shortcut, it would be called a route'.

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    User reviews625

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    Top review
    7/10
    Worth a watch.
    I really liked this movie. Yes, the ending could've been better, a lot better, but it was really psychologically thrilling and spooky, especially for a Netflix movie. I'm really impressed with Netflix's content lately.

    I see trends in the low star reviews that I want to address.

    1) "the ending was bad" I agree, but the rest of it wasn't. A movie with a bad ending isn't going to be the best movie of all time, but if I enjoy watching 90% of the movie, then I would say I got my time's worth. It's just a shame that it didn't take the opportunity to use the "monsters who scare your mind, not just rip up your body" thing that it could have had going for it.

    2) "not scary enough" it was suspenseful and creepy. It's more psychologically thrilling than outright terrifying, and I genuinely wonder which movies these people deem scary enough for them to enjoy because most horror movies really suck, especially in the past 20 years. Where are they finding all these "genuinely scary" movies? Or are they just consistently always disappointed with all of the horror movies they watch but keep watching them anyways? I have a lot of questions.

    3) "didn't capture the essence of the book" why does everyone who reads a book that gets made into a movie feel the need to say this? I'm not sure if they just like being pretentious or if they genuinely believe a 90 minute movie must entirely capture the essence of a full length novel. There's no reason to judge them as if they need to be identical. They're standalone works. When I choose to watch the movie, I would hope that they don't drag it out as long as turning a book into a literal script would require.

    4) "Blair witch rip off" very few movies, songs, books, etc. are truly original. You can make a movie with the same basic story tone as another one. Add your own twist, or don't, whatever, I'm not the purity police - just make an entertaining work without breaking copyright laws. If I'm entertained, I don't care if it resembles something else that also entertained me.

    Anyways, if you read this entire review to learn if this movie is worth a watch, you clearly don't have anything better to do so just watch it. It's not bad.
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Nghi Lễ Tế Thần
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production companies
      • Entertainment One
      • Imaginarium Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,785,977
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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