The Unholy
Seen it?2021 | 99 min | Horror, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.5 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved The Witch or Obsession, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
25% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$31 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 77K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Jeffrey Dean MorganGerry Fenn
- Cricket BrownAlice
- William SadlerFather Hagan
- Katie AseltonNatalie Gates
- Cary ElwesBishop Gyles
- Diogo MorgadoDelgarde
- Bates WilderGeary
- Marina MazepaMary of Elnor
- Christine AdamsMonica Slade
- Dustin TuckerDan Walsh