The Devil All the Time (2020)

Sinister characters converge around a young man devoted to protecting those he loves in a postwar backwoods town teeming with corruption and brutality.

Director:

Antonio Campos

Writers:

Antonio Campos (screenplay by), Paulo Campos (screenplay by)

Stars:

Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Pattinson	...	Preston Teagardin
Tom Holland	...	Arvin Russell
Bill Skarsgård	...	Willard Russell
Haley Bennett	...	Charlotte Russell
Riley Keough	...	Sandy Henderson
Harry Melling	...	Roy Laferty
Sebastian Stan	...	Lee Bodecker
Mia Wasikowska	...	Helen Hatton
Eliza Scanlen	...	Lenora Laferty
Jason Clarke	...	Carl Henderson
Douglas Hodge	...	Tater Brown
Drew Starkey	...	Tommy Matson
Given Sharp	...	Susie Cox
Lucy Faust	...	Cynthia Teagardin
Abby Glover	...	Pamela Sue Reaster

Storyline

Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, The Devil All the Time follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There's Willard Russell, tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific, who can't save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from an agonizing death by cancer no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his "prayer log." There's Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial killers, who troll America's highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. There's the spider-handling preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte's orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right.

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Plot Keywords:

male full frontal nudity | male rear nudity | neo noir | evil | post war | 

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Taglines:

Some people are just born to be buried.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, bloody/disturbing images, sexual content, graphic nudity, and language throughout

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Evans was originally cast as Sheriff Lee Bodecker, but had to drop out of the film due to scheduling conflicts. His Marvel co-star Sebastian Stan took over the role.

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Anticipated Netflix Originals of 2020 (2019)

User Reviews

Holland and Pattinson lead an amazing cast!

I never read the book "The Devil All the Time" so I didn't know what to expect but I really enjoyed this movie. Tom Holland & Robert Pattinson lead an All-Star cast that are all at the top of their game here. Pattinson is amazing as usual. He's quickly become one of the better actors around and Holland? Wow, this is such a dramatic role that shows how good of an actor he really is.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Devil All the Time

Filming Locations:

33 W 10th Street, Anniston, Alabama, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nine Stories Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1