The Deliverance

Name: The Deliverance
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: August 16, 2024
Rating: 39
Cast: Andra Day, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin, Christina Wren, Demi Singleton

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Netflix | Release Date: August 16, 2024 | R

Starring: Andra Day, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLaughlin, Christina Wren, Demi Singleton, Glenn Close, Mo'Nique, Omar Epps, Rob Morgan, Tasha Smith

Summary: Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of herEbony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children. Inspired by a true story.… Expand

Director: Lee Daniels

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

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Amy Nicholson

Aug 29, 2024

The usual possession beats are here — creepy crawling! smoking crucifixes! shivering violins! — and given their own quirky spins. (One key revelation takes place over coffees at McDonald’s.) Yet, Daniels carves space for the intimate moments that matter to him. Read full review

Mark Hanson

Aug 15, 2024

Lee Daniels does such a good job investing us in the human drama of The Deliverance that it almost feels unnecessary when the supernatural elements inevitably take over in the final act. Read full review

Collider Matt Donato

Aug 16, 2024

While there's a randomizer sense to everything, frights abound, and there's a mercilessness that bites down hard. Execution may slip and slide, but Daniels doesn't waste his first crack at the ghoulishness of this Earth or deep below. Read full review

IndieWire Alison Foreman

Aug 20, 2024

Had Daniels explored all the underpinnings of a horror outing as a dramatic allegory for addiction — as the film‘s opening quote (“I need forgiveness for my sins, but I also need deliverance from the power of sin…”) suggests he might — the director could have fared better than going all the way to ghosts… or is it demons? Read full review

Chase Hutchinson

Aug 30, 2024

Andra Day delivers a commendable performance as matriarch Ebony Jackson, but the entire experience is neither scary enough as a horror film nor insightful enough as a drama to leave a mark. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Aug 15, 2024

This film is covered in a thick ectoplasm of disappointment. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

Aug 30, 2024

The film succumbs to being undiluted tripe. Read full review

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