Heretic

Name: Heretic
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: November 8, 2024
Rating: 71

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A24 | Release Date: November 8, 2024

Summary: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

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Chris Knight

Nov 8, 2024

Expect deep conversations to follow your screening. Read full review

Matthew Jackson

Oct 3, 2024

Divisiveness aside, and despite a few stumbles in pacing as it pivots from cool premise to interesting conclusion, Heretic is a wonderfully effective, chilling thriller from two of the best genre storytellers currently in the game. Read full review

The Independent Clarisse Loughrey

Nov 1, 2024

While Beck and Woods flirt with convention in the film’s later stages, as it grows wilder and more gruesome, Heretic is a wordy horror that holds up surprisingly well under scrutiny. Read full review

Mark Kennedy

Nov 4, 2024

So beautifully constructed and acted in the first half is “Heretic” that you won’t really notice when it turns into a horror movie. Read full review

David Fear

Nov 8, 2024

To say that this horror movie hits all of the marks it needs to hit would be just south of blasphemous. The manner in which Grant both grounds the material and lobs it into over-the-top territory, however, is simply divine. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Sep 10, 2024

Heretic’s slow-simmering first half is much better than its second, but the movie keeps you on your toes throughout. Most of its deranged charge comes from Grant, finding darkness under the pleasant hallmarks of his aging-star persona. Read full review

Rex Reed

Nov 12, 2024

Shaving too fast with an old razor blade, I’ve had more scares than anything in Heretic from my bathroom mirror. Read full review

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