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      The Vigil

      2019, Horror/Mystery & thriller, 1h 30m

      119 Reviews 100+ Ratings

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      Consistently clever and creepy, The Vigil mines richly atmospheric supernatural horror from a deep well of religious traditions. Read critic reviews

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      Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, THE VIGIL is a supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn's Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante to take on the responsibility of an overnight "shomer," fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased community member. Shortly after arriving at the recently departed's dilapidated house to sit the vigil, Yakov begins to realize that something is very, very wrong.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Some Disturbing/Violent Images|Brief Strong Language|Thematic Elements)

      • Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Keith Thomas

      • Producer: J.D. Lifshitz, Adam Margules, Raphael Margules

      • Writer: Keith Thomas

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $50.3K

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      • Distributor: IFC Midnight

      • Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, BoulderLight Pictures

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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      • Jun 23, 2021

        It is good to see a supernatural horror film constructed around something other than Christian conceptions of evil, however the movie is still fairly predictable with jump scares in all of the places you would expect.

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      • Mar 02, 2021

        A tight atmospheric horror thriller, refreshingly based on orthodox Jewish traditions vs. the usual Christian religious tropes. Seriously, we need more non-Catholic/Christian horror movies -- that vein has been tapped to death. It seems there is so much interesting lore in Judaism (e.g. The Golem) as well as other major religions (Hindhu, Islam, etc.) which thankfully we are starting to see (Under the Shadow, Tumbbad, etc.). With vibes of Oculus and 1408, the fantastic score seriously elevates the movie.

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