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Summary Rebecca Holland (Tuppence Middleton) has recently taken over as priest of a small town. When her young daughter Grace (Evie Templeton) goes missing at the local harvest festival, a desperate search begins. The closer they edge towards finding Grace, the more secrets emerge from the town’s dark past. Soon, Rebecca must decide just how muc...

Directed By: William Brent Bell

Written By: Tom de Ville

In Theaters Now
  • 2023
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2023
  • 1 h 44 m
Lord of Misrule
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Summary Rebecca Holland (Tuppence Middleton) has recently taken over as priest of a small town. When her young daughter Grace (Evie Templeton) goes missing at the local harvest festival, a desperate search begins. The closer they edge towards finding Grace, the more secrets emerge from the town’s dark past. Soon, Rebecca must decide just how muc...

Directed By: William Brent Bell

Written By: Tom de Ville

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63
Nov 29, 2023
The film is more creepy than scary, more interested in detailing the incantations and talisman’s of this “protect the harvest/village” faith. But the peril is palpable just often enough that we buy-in.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 8, 2023
While Lord of Misrule has its moments, blending folk horror, possession, and murder mystery isn’t enough to make this saggy film pop.
By Katie Rife FULL REVIEW
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Dec 7, 2023
Lord of Misrule might just be the most effective outing for the director yet. It possesses an earnestness and polish that affords audiences a morbidly fun and familiar film yet still manages to turn a few expectations on their ears precisely when they need it.
By Matthew Roe FULL REVIEW
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Dec 8, 2023
Lord of Misrule feels like it was made with a lack of understanding of what actually works about its premise, and the result is a constant ebb-and-flow of being drawn in by the imagery and pushed back out by the storytelling.
By Alexander Harrison FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Riverstone Pictures, BCP Asset Management, Bigscope Films, REP Productions 12
Release Date Dec 8, 2023
Duration 1 h 44 m
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Tagline Beware the harvest.
Website https://amzn.to/41fQhK1
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