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Devil

Devil

Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2010

A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.

Movie details

Devil

“Bad things happen for a reason.”

2010 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 20m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.

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

Who fights over Devil?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Erick Dowdle

Written by

M. Night Shyamalan · Brian Nelson

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Detective Bowden

Bojana Novaković

Bojana Novaković

Young Woman / Sarah Caraway

Jenny O'Hara

Jenny O'Hara

Jane Kowski

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green

Mechanic / Anthony "Tony" Janekowski

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Ramirez

Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Guard / Ben Larson

Matt Craven

Matt Craven

Lustig

Court is in session

Put Devil on trial.

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

The defence The Cool Ironist

“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 Prestige Tourist

“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.