The Ritual

Name: The Ritual
Genre: Horror
Released: June 6, 2025
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 33

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XYZ Films | Release Date: June 6, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: When the Church sanctions the exorcism of Emma Schmidt, two priests—divided by doubt—must confront a force beyond comprehension… and their own faith. Based on the true story that inspired The Exorcist.

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Mick LaSalle

Jun 4, 2025

Despite moments of unintentional humor, “The Ritual” has an appealing gravity about it, which probably derives from its adherence to the historical record. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Craig D. Lindsey

Jun 6, 2025

Ritual cuts a lot of corners on screen and in the story. Read full review

Thom Ernst

Jun 6, 2025

For all its proclamations of authenticity, The Ritual feels no more grounded than a message from a Ouija board. And that, perhaps, is the real possession at work here: truth, struggling to be a spectacle. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

May 29, 2025

At least Pacino doesn’t seem to be taking any of it seriously as he phones in an uncharacteristically low-volume performance whose most distinguishing feature is the Mitteleuropean accent that makes him sound as if he’s reprising his performance as Shylock from The Merchant of Venice. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jun 5, 2025

Topping it all off is a deliberately shaky and agitated shooting and cutting style that heightens nothing. Just watch “The Exorcist” again. Read full review

Billie Walker

Jun 3, 2025

With its insistence on truth even as it strays from the historical accounts it hinges on, The Ritual fails to scare, entertain or convert. Even though the seasoned professionals attached manage to hold their own, Pacino and Stevens can’t save The Ritual from itself. Read full review

Mark Hanson

Jun 3, 2025

Like any number of Exorcist wannabes, David Midell’s film is a special kind of hell. Read full review

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