Heretic (2024)

Directed by

Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

Genre

horror film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2,712 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young Mormon missionaries visit a man who seems interested in their church, but his real motives are dangerous. They become trapped inside his home while he plays unsettling mind games with them.

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What happens

Heretic is a 2024 American psychological horror film written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. It follows two young Mormon missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who visit the home of an eccentric man (Hugh Grant) after he expresses interest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), only for his true intentions to quickly become clear. Heretic premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024, and was released in the United States by A24 on November 8. It received positive reviews and grossed $60 million worldwide on a budget of $10 million. Grant received Best Actor nominations at the Golden Globes, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the BAFTA Awards, while Beck and Woods received an Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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