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Prey for the Devil

  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
12K
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POPULARITY
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Prey for the Devil (2022)
A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.
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A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.

  • Director
    • Daniel Stamm
  • Writers
    • Robert Zappia
    • Earl Richey Jones
    • Todd R. Jones
  • Stars
    • Jacqueline Byers
    • Debora Zhecheva
    • Christian Navarro
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,780
    82
    • Director
      • Daniel Stamm
    • Writers
      • Robert Zappia
      • Earl Richey Jones
      • Todd R. Jones
    • Stars
      • Jacqueline Byers
      • Debora Zhecheva
      • Christian Navarro
    • 113User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Prey For The Devil: Not With God
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    Prey For The Devil: Child Of God
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    Prey For The Devil: First Female Exorcist
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    Christian Navarro in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Posy Taylor in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Christian Navarro in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Posy Taylor in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Jacqueline Byers in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Posy Taylor and Jacqueline Byers in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Lisa Palfrey and Jacqueline Byers in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Posy Taylor and Jacqueline Byers in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Nicholas Ralph and Christian Navarro in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Jacqueline Byers and Christian Navarro in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Posy Taylor and Jacqueline Byers in Prey for the Devil (2022)
    Posy Taylor and Jacqueline Byers in Prey for the Devil (2022)

    Top cast

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    Jacqueline Byers
    Jacqueline Byers
    • Ann
    Debora Zhecheva
    Debora Zhecheva
    • Young Ann
    Christian Navarro
    Christian Navarro
    • Father Dante
    Posy Taylor
    Posy Taylor
    • Natalie
    Colin Salmon
    Colin Salmon
    • Father Quinn
    Nicholas Ralph
    Nicholas Ralph
    • Father Raymond
    Ben Cross
    Ben Cross
    • Cardinal Matthews
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Dr. Peters
    Lisa Palfrey
    Lisa Palfrey
    • Sister Euphemia
    Koyna Ruseva
    Koyna Ruseva
    • Ann's Mother
    Cora Kirk
    Cora Kirk
    • Emilia
    Elizabeth Gibson
    Elizabeth Gibson
    • Sister Kylie
    Velizar Binev
    Velizar Binev
    • Father Bernhard
    Yana Marinova
    Yana Marinova
    • Natalie's Mother
    Keith Bartlett
    Keith Bartlett
    • Clark
    Yanina Kasheva
    • Dante's Mother
    Konstantin Tomasini
    • Father Zajic - Bulgarian Priest
    Angie Zampona
    • Elena
    • Director
      • Daniel Stamm
    • Writers
      • Robert Zappia(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Earl Richey Jones(story by)
      • Todd R. Jones(story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was originally titled "The Devil's Light" but was later changed to "Prey for the Devil".
    • Goofs
      A ceiling fan rotating at super-high velocity that loses a fan blade would instantly become so unbalanced and unstable it would tear itself off the ceiling rather than continue to rotate unaffected.
    • Quotes

      Sister Ann: The demon targets the devout because our guilt is deepest.

    • Connections
      Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2022 (2021)

    User reviews113

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    Low Scores Are A Sad Indictment Of Our Surface Level Entertainment Culture
    This film underpromised and overdelivered.

    I read the scathing reviews and almost gave this movie a miss.

    Until I got some free cinema tickets and decided to go and see this with my partner one night for the hell of it (no pun intended).

    Let it be said, I'm both a cinephile and a huge horror fan - but almost to a fault.

    I hate corny overuse of jump scares, I hate films that lack substance and just rely on tacky cheap thrills to get by.

    You know, the kind of films like this year's box office smash hit Smile - which serve as a staple halloween flick for the average layman to get their yearly dose of scares.

    I don't see how cr*p like Smile received such raving reviews for being utterly devoid of any originality, whilst this film actually dared to develop character and weave a solid story only to get review bombed as a result.

    Prey For The Devil not only shook up the genre, establishing a unique story with a likeable protagonist, but it did well to space out it's scares and develop a story laden with spine tingling creep.

    Honestly I do not say this much with horror cinema trips, but I came out of this experience feeling so respected by the writers.

    I can see how the average layman would automatically give this a thumbs down even though I don't understand why people HAVE to make horror mutually exclusive from a well paced, patient script that goes for the long pay off.

    A good horror film needs depth, it needs stakes, it needs a solid foundation of a story and a strong setting. Prey For The Devil has all of this, and paces itself evenly, making for fantastic pay off when the utterly disturbing scenes get underway (and under your skin).

    I'm feeling restored after the absolute time waster that was Smile last month, and I have Prey For The Devil to thank for that.

    If you're a true horror fan and love the sub-genre of possession films, you will be pleasantly satisfied by this film.
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    • AdamCinelioglu
    • Nov 27, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Bulgarian
      • Spanish
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Mồi Quỷ Dữ
    • Production companies
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Lionsgate
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,802,293
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,185,126
      • Oct 30, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,658,929
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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