The Ritual Killer

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The Ritual Killer

2023

1h 32m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.

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Alejandro Lingenti

La Nación (Argentina)

01/25/2024

2/5

But [Morgan's] work is not enough to improve too much a trite and erratic film that uses a surprise ending as a ditch effort to close a story full of stumbles. [Full review in Spanish]

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

09/28/2023

Mr. Morgan Freeman performing a role we've already seen him play, in a story we already know, three screenwriters with very little aim... [Full review in Spanish]

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

03/15/2023

8/10

In them, the film goes somewhere beyond the police procedural pale and stands out in a sea of serial killer films.

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

03/13/2023

1.5/5

The Ritual Killer carves hapless innocents in a disjointed narrative with poorly connected subplots. Former NFL star Vernon Davis is the only high point as a scarred and merciless villain.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

03/13/2023

1/5

Muddled, vaguely irritating, and somewhat offensive, this un-thrilling thriller moves lifelessly through through its story and has a bizarre head-scratcher of an ending.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

03/13/2023

C+

Mediocre thriller.

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Kate B

@RT64152655 6d

I thought this was going to be a great movie with Morgan Freeman starring but it was awful after a quarter of the way in and the failed attempt at a clever twist at the end was beyond stupid. Honestly, that ending couldn't have been any more cringingly stupid!

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Libby O.

@libs_22 Mar 26

I wanted to like this movie. I did. With morgan and Cole. Could have been good. But it was bad. Soooo bad. Nothing about it is good. Absolutely nothing. It’s terrible. Don’t waste your time.

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Kimberly P.

@Kimberly294 Mar 13

I’ve watched hundreds of thriller movies and I thought this was a really good movie!!! I’d recommend it to thriller fans.

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Moyra M

@RT67744450 Mar 13

It is a shame that such a good cast and a terrible movie.

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Bill T.

@btreakle Mar 10

“The Ritual Killer” This film starring Morgan Freeman and call Houser is a film about African medicine men and their beliefs and rituals. Cool Hauser plays a detective in the show looking to find this mysterious killer who carves up his victims. This film was probably not for everybody there are some rather grocery dark images it may not be suitable for all ages. I like this film I thought it was very well done and it has a unpredictable ending and that’s how I will leave it.

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Angelina G.

@goose189 Feb 6

My husband and I found this movie interesting. I thought the acting was good. The storyline made sense. It had a good twist at the end.

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A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.

Director: George Gallo
Producer: Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Joe Lemmon, Bret Saxon, Jeff Bowler, Chris Arthur, Danielle Maloni, Buddy Wyrick
Screenwriter: Bob Bowersox, Jennifer Lemmon, Francesco Cinquemani, Giorgia Iannone, Luca Giliberto, Ferdinando Dell'Omo
Distributor: Redbox Entertainment
Production Co: Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, March On Productions, Wonderfilm Media, Iervolino Entertainment, Black Diamond Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2023
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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