Movie

The Rite

2011 · 114 min

A slow, sombre descent into doubt and dread, carried by quiet performances and a creeping sense of unease rather than shocks.

Tagline: You can only defeat it when you believe.
Overview: Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Faith, identity, isolation, trauma
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
identity
isolation
trauma
morality
Places: big city
hospital
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild