Heretic

2024
R
1h 51m

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7.0/10

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Two young women of religion are drawn into a game of cat and mouse in the house of a strange man.

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Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

97K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 28 nominations total

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Trivia
Hugh Grant once stated in an interview "I'm getting bored of playing obvious roles and being typecast" - writer/directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods saw this interview and wrote the role of Mr. Reed with Hugh as their top choice for the role.

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Quotes
Mr. Reed: [air quoting] You know, "With great power comes great responsibility."
Sister Paxton: Spider-Man.
Mr. Reed: Voltaire.
Sister Paxton: Right.

Crazy credits
The end credits state that no Generative Al was used in the making of the film.

Connections
Featured in Movie Reviews: Heretic | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

Soundtracks
Just Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain)
Performed by Ipana Troubadours
Written by Harry M. Woods (as Harry Woods) and Mort Dixon
Published by Callicoon Music (ASCAP), Bienstock Publishing Company obo Redwood Music Ltd. (PRS), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (PRS)
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment (Canada)

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Featured review

8/10

Hugh Grant is fabulous

I enjoyed this a lot.

It's creepy and sinister and had me guessing right up to the climax.

Hugh grant is really excellent. He is darkly mischievous, charming and unsettling. Both Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East give fantastic turns too and are ably directed by the duo of Scott Beck and Bryan Woods who craft a really sinister feeling movie.

It's an atheists wet dream and some of the exposition will trouble people of all kinds of faiths but it isn't really a critique of religion so much as an in depth look at manipulation, psychology and the impressionable nature of the human condition.

It's unlike anything I've seen and I enjoyed it quite a lot.