The Ritual Killer

2023
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

4.3/10

7.9K

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Morgan Freeman and Cole Hauser in The Ritual Killer (2023)

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Crime Mystery Thriller

A detective on the verge of retirement teams with a professor of African Studies to track down a serial killer who is performing the ancient black magic practice of Muti.A detective on the verge of retirement teams with a professor of African Studies to track down a serial killer who is performing the ancient black magic practice of Muti.A detective on the verge of retirement teams with a professor of African Studies to track down a serial killer who is performing the ancient black magic practice of Muti.

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IMDb RATING

4.3/10

7.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Parts of the film were filmed at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.

Goofs
Clinton MS is landlocked. There is no marina or large body of water within the city limits or adjacent to the city. The nearest marina is on the far side of Jackson, in a neighboring county, where a Clinton Police Detective would have no jurisdiction.

Quotes
Dr. Mackles: The more intense the scream, the more powerful the Muti.

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2/10

The Ritual Killer

After the apparent loss of his daughter in a drowning accident, tough cop Boyd (Cole Hauser) pursues a man torturing and killing adults and children in accordance with a South African tribal ritual, Muti. Boyd seeks out the help of South African anthropologist Morgan Freeman to stop the killer.

Dull, cliched thriller with Boyd a seemingly useless mess of a cop who can't hit the side of a barn with his gun and the great Morgan Freeman, expressionless throughout. The chase sequences are just about ok but with every cop being dodged or evicerated by the killer, you just can't believe how useless everyone is. The plot is pretty minimal and the loss of the daughter element, so derivative, plus it doesn't really convince. Remarkably silly final scene. Not good.