Persecuted

Name: Persecuted
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: July 18, 2014
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 11

2014

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Overwhelming dislike based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: July 18, 2014 | PG-13

Summary: When a Senator frames evangelist John Luther for the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed. An evangelist turned fugitive, Luther’s mission brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the entire Christian community in America.

Director: Daniel Lusko

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 91 min

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Louis Black

Jul 27, 2014

Persecuted is a profoundly conservative, Christian ideological take, guised as a classic Seventies paranoid thriller. Certainly unique, this is another targeted release, specifically aimed at groups sharing its beliefs. Read full review

McClatchy-Tribune News Service Roger Moore

Jul 16, 2014

A confused and confusing thriller. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Jul 18, 2014

While Remar does his best to resist the film’s melodramatic tendencies — to no avail, ultimately — Thompson is the only one here who actually grounds the proceedings during his few moments on screen. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Jul 16, 2014

If Persecuted wasn’t such a dire thriller, its sweaty fear of pluralism (Obama’s “We are no longer a Christian nation” speech gets handed to Davison’s evil senator here) might at least be amusing. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jul 17, 2014

The not so fair and balanced film might have made its religious themes palatable if it worked reasonably well as a thriller. But director/screenwriter Lusko shows no flair for the genre, his muddled execution lacking any sense of pacing or suspense. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Jul 17, 2014

This terrible attempt at a political thriller for the religious right is aimed not at Christians in general but at a certain breed of them, the kind who feel as if the rest of the world were engaged in a giant conspiracy against their interpretation of good and truth. Read full review

Tomas Hachard

Jul 14, 2014

There's no attempt to convince us that the world is being corrupted by people who haven't accepted the Gospel; it merely assumes we agree with that idea. Read full review

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wiggy14

Jul 21, 2014

It's an excellent movie that liberals hate, that is why they are giving bad reviews and they haven't even seen the movie. Remember folks, Progressives are enemies to USA and the Constitution!!

3 of 43 users found this helpful340

alankk

Jul 22, 2014

I'm a liberal who never saw the movie and I thought it was terrific! Why would anyone believe that the eight professional film reviewers who strongly disliked this film are all liberals who never saw it? Oh, wait, it's because they ... believe. No evidence necessary! How blissful that must be!

5 of 32 users found this helpful527

jrhale62

Jul 19, 2014

Nothing wrong with this movie. Great movie about not compromising your belief even when presented with an alternative that seems on the surface to be accepted by everyone else. Give us more movies like this.

4 of 35 users found this helpful431

Ralfbergs

Aug 24, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really disliked the movie even though at the beginning I felt it was going to be quite interesting when the main plot unfolded and they tried to blame the main guy for the murder of that woman. What happened afterward was mainly just boring, confusing and not that interesting to be honest. And the ending felt a bit random. I think it had lots of potential but ended up not fulfilling it.… Expand

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Athomeonarock

Jul 23, 2014

Proudly Not a liberal, however I would also like to think I am not insane. Plot aside, the structure, filming and acting were so low quality it would have shelved before airing by the Lifetime/hallmark channel if it was made for TV . As for the "plot" , it is nothing more than "I am aProudly Not a liberal, however I would also like to think I am not insane. Plot aside, the structure, filming and acting were so low quality it would have shelved before airing by the Lifetime/hallmark channel if it was made for TV . As for the "plot" , it is nothing more than "I am a victim" fetishism. There is no Christian message . With all the places in the world where people are persecuted, fueling paranoia about a non existent threat is a waste. I hope and pray that anyone who liked this movie examines their life, and seek help.… Expand

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Kas

Jul 22, 2014

Okay, look: if you can freely gather with dozens to hundreds of other members from your church congregation and freely drive down the street to a wide-release movie theatre that's freely showing an independently-produced film about how your religion is being persecuted, your religion isn'tOkay, look: if you can freely gather with dozens to hundreds of other members from your church congregation and freely drive down the street to a wide-release movie theatre that's freely showing an independently-produced film about how your religion is being persecuted, your religion isn't being persecuted.… Expand

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