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The Rapture (1991)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:16

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This controversial and highly unusual film explores issues of God, faith and redemption. Sharon, a telephone operator deeply unhappy in both her work and her personal life, seeks relief from her... This controversial and highly unusual film explores issues of God, faith and redemption. Sharon, a telephone operator deeply unhappy in both her work and her personal life, seeks relief from her pain by engaging in frequent, anonymous sexual encounters. Then, during one of her erotic adventures, she meets Randy, and unexpectedly discovers in him a man eager to transform her empty world through love. But that just isn't enough for Sharon; she wants something more -- she wants divine salvation. And she believes she's found it when God sends her a vision. Sharon convinces Randy to join her in her spiritual journey, and for a while she experiences the bliss she's always longed for. Then a tragedy changes everything, and Sharon discovers that the Lord may just demand more faith and strength than she can summon... [More]

Starring: Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Patrick Bauchau, James Le Gros

Starring: Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Patrick Bauchau, James Le Gros, Will Patton, Carole Davis, Dick Anthony Williams

Director: Michael Tolkin

Director: Michael Tolkin

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Nov 2, 2004

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  • A Los Angeles telephone operator who tires of mate-swapping and turns to a religious sect for spiritual guidance.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    04/29/09
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
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    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    03/26/09
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    Somewhat full-of-itself but bizarrely intriguing allegory.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    04/21/07
    Rob Gonsalves
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    eFilmCritic.com

    An interestinbg if problematic film, whose last reel breaks free from the narrative to take on a more primitive line that recalls episodes out of TV's Outer limits or Twlight Zone.

    Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
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    06/24/06
    Geoff Andrew
    Geoff Andrew
    Time Out

    Rogers excels in a provocative, unsettling drama.

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    11/11/05
    Carol Cling
    Carol Cling
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

    The Rapture is not ostensibly a horror film, but I found it deeply frightening, and it is so on a purely conceptual level.

    Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
    10/25/05
    Rumsey Taylor
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    No review available.

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    12/03/04
    John Wirt
    John Wirt
    Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

    Is Tolkin really that much better than an ersatz Larry Cohen?

    Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
    11/16/04
    Bill Chambers
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    No review available.

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    11/12/04
    Nell Minow
    Nell Minow
    Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    The very title evokes slippery visions of both spirit and sex.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    11/09/04
    Keith Uhlich
    Keith Uhlich
    Slant Magazine

    one of the most egregiously overlooked movies of the 1990s

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    09/13/04
    Don Willmott
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    Bizarre and memorable

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    12/17/03
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    Walter Chaw
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    One of those flawed jewels that keeps tickling (and troubling) your memory for years.

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    08/15/03
    Nick Davis
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    Engrossing film about sin, salvation and the End Times.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    07/18/03
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    Janet Maslin
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    03/23/03
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