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Cast

Hilary Swank
as Katherine Winter

David Morrissey
as Doug

Idris Elba
as Ben

AnnaSophia Robb
as Loren McConnell

Stephen Rea
as Father Costigan

William Ragsdale
as Sheriff Cade

John McConnell
as Mayor Brooks

Dave Jensen
as Jim Wakeman

Yvonne Landry
as Bynn Wakeman

Samuel Garland
as William Wakeman

Myles Cleveland
as Kyle Wakeman

Andrea Frankle
as Maddie McConnell

Mark Lynch
as Brody McConnell

Stuart Greer
as Gordon

Afemo Omilami
as Haman

Sabrina A. Junius
as Sarah Winter

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• Dec 15, 2018

  Hilary Swank and Idris Elba lead the cast in the apocalyptic horror thriller The Reaping. When a small-town starts experiencing biblical plagues they seek the help of college professor Katherine Morrissey, who specializes in investigating and disproving religious phenomena. The script is a little uneven and does a rather poor job at revealing Katherine's mysterious backstory. However, Stephen Hopkins' directing adds a lot of tension and suspense, as does the score. And AnnaSophia Robb is especially good as a creepy little girl. The Reaping is formulaic and bit cliched, but it delivers some chilling scares.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Jan 08, 2015

  Thought this was going to be dreadful, but it ended up being surprisingly good. It was sufficiently scary, tells a good story, and has a couple of great twists too.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer
• Feb 22, 2013

  HIlary Swank does not suit horror films, the end. It had many potentials, the story line itself was intriguing at first, a debunker of religious phenomena solved the mysteries scientifically, but then bam, you get to a Southern Town with a religious cult. It went down hill immediately. There are no twists as the film was very formulaic, neither were there any shocks. Disappointed.
  

  Sylvester K Super Reviewer
• Jun 28, 2012

  Katherine Winter: Ten plagues. Ten scientific explanations.  "What Hath God Wrought?" The Reaping is ass. It falls under the trap of what kills every bad horror film. It is predictable. There shouldn't be a one of us that can't see the "twist" coming. This is a terrible movie, but it really shouldn't have been. It had everything set up perfect to be a cool and unique film. It had a good premise, a solid lead, and amazing visuals. Weak directing and even weaker writing ultimately killed this shit fest.  Katherine is a born again atheist. She used to be a missionary, but when she lost her daughter, she went to the dark side. Hmm... very original. Now she specializes in the debunking of "miracles." She is always able to find the scientific explanation behind every single "miracle" people proclaim. She gets an invite to come take a look at a river that has turned red. That is the first plague. The people of this town are all God crazy and think a little girl is behind everything. Katherine comes in to give them a logical explanation for everything going on. But can she? In the end, this movie is nothing more than a waste. A waste of a good idea. A waste of Hillary Swank. But worst of all, a waste of my time. I always have trouble liking Religious Horror films. There's occasionally a good one, like The Exorcist, but for the most part, it is a garbage sub genre. I can't recommend not watching this though because Hillary Swank is Hillary Swank and she's always worth watching. Plus there is a locus scene that almost makes up for all the crap you have to wade through to get there. Just know that you're getting yourself into a truly terrible film.
  Melvin W Super Reviewer

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