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A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.

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The Ritual Killer | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Alejandro Lingenti La Nación (Argentina) But [Morgan's] work is not enough to improve too much a trite and erratic film that uses a surprise ending as a ditch effort to close a story full of stumbles. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Jan 25, 2024 Full Review The Ritual Killer | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Erick Estrada Cinegarage Mr. Morgan Freeman performing a role we've already seen him play, in a story we already know, three screenwriters with very little aim... [Full review in Spanish] Sep 28, 2023 Full Review The Ritual Killer | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Roger Moore Movie Nation What sort of nutty compromises were reached to get financing here, there and everywhere, and round up this cast? Rated: 1/4 Mar 30, 2023 Full Review The Ritual Killer | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat In them, the film goes somewhere beyond the police procedural pale and stands out in a sea of serial killer films. Rated: 8/10 Mar 15, 2023 Full Review The Ritual Killer | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Julian Roman MovieWeb The Ritual Killer carves hapless innocents in a disjointed narrative with poorly connected subplots. Former NFL star Vernon Davis is the only high point as a scarred and merciless villain. Rated: 1.5/5 Mar 13, 2023 Full Review The Ritual Killer | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media Muddled, vaguely irritating, and somewhat offensive, this un-thrilling thriller moves lifelessly through through its story and has a bizarre head-scratcher of an ending. Rated: 1/5 Mar 13, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member After the first five minutes, this film plumbs depths of poor plotting, acting, and continuity previously unexplored. Characters appear and vanish like morning fog. All major roles lack a moral compass, which leads to inexplicable actions intended to shock the viewer. Instead, the audience is baffled. The settings are Rome (Italy) and rural Georgia (USA), with almost no connections between them other than a string of murders. Worst of all, the movie’s climax is set some 20 minutes before the film ends, and all that follows lacks cohesion. This is atrocious filmmaking. All involved should demand their names be stricken from the credits. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review Desiree C Horrible film, I think they spent all their budget on Morgan Freeman and the rest of the cast… it must have been their first acting gig. There were so many flash backs, so much jumping around, so many things unanswered… just … plain awful movie. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Mike C Even the mighty Morgan Freeman can't save this so pointless film.A plot that jumps around between Italy and the USA with no real connection. A script that is just plain awful and a screenplay that the writers couldn't think of an ending for. Don't watch, go wash your hair, change the bed or sit in silence, thier all better than this film. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/24 Full Review Nelson P Really bad plot and writing. Fight scenes are woeful! Dialogue and acting are truly poor. A very poor project for Morgan Freeman to be associated with. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review Brad M This movie sucks...like really bad. The plot, acting, and editing was hot garbage. I'm not hard to please, but it was so bad I had to let the world know. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Crystal W Terrible. Disappointing. Not thrilling. Poorly edited. Scenes jumped too much. Inconsistent. Not even the great Morgan freeman could save this movie. I'm shocked he even did this. But hey if it's a student movie then it's alright. Everyone starts somewhere. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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George Gallo Director Morgan Freeman Dr. Mackles Cole Hauser Detective Lucas Boyd Vernon Davis Randoku Peter Stormare Captain Marchand Julie Lott Doctor Mannheim
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Synopsis A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.

Director
George Gallo

Producer
Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Joe Lemmon, Bret Saxon, Jeff Bowler, Chris Arthur, Danielle Maloni, Buddy Wyrick

Screenwriter
Bob Bowersox, Jennifer Lemmon, Francesco Cinquemani, Giorgia Iannone, Luca Giliberto, Ferdinando Dell'Omo

Distributor
Redbox Entertainment

Production Co
March On Productions, Black Diamond Films, Iervolino Entertainment, Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, Wonderfilm Media

Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 2023, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2023

Runtime
1h 32m

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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