God Told Me To
New World Pictures | Release Date: October 22, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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5
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1
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75
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
God Told Me To is one of the key American horror films from the 1970s to mine the internally sexual, racial quandaries of a nation beset by one great civil rights catastrophe after another. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Iconoclastic New York-based filmmaker Larry Cohen has always stood apart from the Hollywood crowd, inventing new subgenres of exploitation that are invariably bizarre, unpredictable, and clever, even when they don't quite work. The hugely entertaining God Told Me To, a supernatural psychological thriller that's almost horror, sort of science fiction, is among his very strongest works. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesMark Rahner
Spirals into a twisted, unsettling finale that'll have you either rewinding several times or relinquishing your deposit to stomp on the tape. [31 Oct 1999]
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
God Told Me To overflows with such perverse and subversive notions that no amount of shoddy editing and substandard camerawork can conceal the film's unusual qualities. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd
Ambitious in scale despite its modest budget, God Told Me To also established Cohen’s talent for getting a lot of bang for his limited buck. As a film about faith, it’s pure hooey, but it’s hooey with a provocative edge. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
This is the most confused feature-length film I've ever seen. Read full review
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