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:

Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Holland	...	Arvin
Bill Skarsgård	...	Willard
Riley Keough	...	Sandy
Jason Clarke	...	Carl
Sebastian Stan	...	Deputy Lee Bodecker
Haley Bennett	...	Charlotte
Harry Melling	...	Roy
Eliza Scanlen	...	Lenora
Mia Wasikowska	...	Helen Hatton
Robert Pattinson	...	Rev. Preston Teagardin
Douglas Hodge	...	Leroy Brown
Kristin Griffith	...	Emma
Pokey LaFarge	...	Theodore
David Atkinson	...	Earskell
Matthew Vaughn	...	Poacher #1

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

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Taglines:

Everyone ends up in the same damned place.

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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

Despite top billing, Tom Holland doesn't appear until 46 minutes into the film.

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Goofs

Willard's unit crest indicates he was part of the 3rd Marine Division, which only saw action in the Pacific Theater. He comes home with a German Luger pistol, although the 3rd MarDiv did not see action in Europe.

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Quotes

Narrator: Only in the presence of death could he feel the presence of something like God.

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Streaming September 2020 (2020)

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Soundtracks

Wishful Thinking
Written by Wynn Stewart
Performed by Wynn Stewart and Jan Howard
Published by Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Courtesy of Masters International

User Reviews

Didnt expect it to be this good.

The place beyond the pines + No country for old men. Good job netflix

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:

Bronx Moving Co., Nine Stories Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1