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Heretic

Heretic

Thriller · Horror · 2024

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

Movie details

Heretic

“Question everything.”

2024 Thriller · Horror 1h 51m

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Scott Beck · Bryan Woods

Written by

Scott Beck · Bryan Woods

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Mr. Reed

Sophie Thatcher

Sophie Thatcher

Sister Barnes

Chloe East

Chloe East

Sister Paxton

Topher Grace

Topher Grace

Elder Kennedy

Elle Young

Elle Young

Prophet

Julie Lynn-Mortensen

Julie Lynn-Mortensen

Pedestrian

Haylie Hansen

Haylie Hansen

Teenager

Court is in session

Put Heretic on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.