Plot
NY police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.
Release Year: 2014
Critic's Score: /100
Director: Scott Derrickson
Stars: Eric Bana, Édgar Ramírez, Olivia Munn
Storyline
In DELIVER US FROM EVIL, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city. Based upon the book, which details Sarchie's bone-chilling real-life cases.
Writers: Scott Derrickson, Paul Harris Boardman
Cast: Eric Bana -
Sarchie
Édgar Ramírez -
Mendoza
Olivia Munn -
Jen
Chris Coy -
Jimmy
Dorian Missick -
Gordon
Sean Harris -
Santino
Joel McHale -
Butler
Mike Houston -
Nadler
Lulu Wilson -
Christina
Olivia Horton -
Jane
Scott Johnsen -
Lt. Griggs
Daniel Sauli -
Salvatore
Antoinette LaVecchia -
Serafina
Aidan Gemme -
Mario
Jenna Gavigan -
Lucinda
Plot
Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.
Release Year: 2006
Rating: 8.0/10 (6,424 voted)
Critic's Score: 86/100
Director: Amy Berg
Stars: Oliver O'Grady, Thomas Doyle, Adam
Storyline
Moving from one parish to another in Northern California during the 1970s, Father Oliver O'Grady quickly won each congregation's trust and respect. Unbeknownst to them, O'Grady was a dangerously active pedophile that Church hierarchy, aware of his predilection, had harbored for over 30 years, allowing him to abuse countless children. Juxtaposing an extended, deeply unsettling interview with O'Grady himself with the tragic stories of his victims, filmmaker Amy Berg bravely exposes the deep corruption of the Catholic Church and the troubled mind of the man they sheltered.
Cast: Adam -
Himself
Jeff Anderson -
Himself
Pope Benedict XVI -
Himself
(archive footage)
Monsignor Cain -
Himself
(archive footage)
Case Degroot -
Himself
Jane Degroot -
Herself
Thomas Doyle -
Himself
(as Father Tom Doyle)
Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea -
Herself - Psychologist
(as Dr. Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea)
Bill Hodgman -
Himself - LA Deputy DA
Anne Jyono -
Herself
Bob Jyono -
Himself
Maria Jyono -
Herself
Frank Keating -
Himself
Roger Mahony -
Himself
(as Cardinal Roger Mahony)
John Manly -
Himself - Attorney for the Jyonos
Taglines:
For the victims, there's no such thing as salvation.
Filming Locations: Old Library, Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Opening Weekend: $15,656
(USA)
(13 October 2006)
Gross: $15,252,323
(USA)(4 July 2014)
Quotes:
User Review
Author:
Rating: 9/10
I saw this film at the Toronto Film Festival, and I am still thinking
about it a day later. I was raised a Catholic, and I think that this
film should be required viewing for all Catholics. Amy Berg has
constructed a documentary that is not only about the abuse of children
and their families by an individual priest; it is also about the evil
and politics that exist within the institution of the church and that
have allowed (and continue to allow) horrible abuses to occur. It
actually hurt to watch this film, but I did not walk out of the theatre
with a sense of defeat. I left with a sense of resolve, knowing that we
need to take the CHURCH back from the politicians masquerading as
bishops and cardinals and, yes, even the pope.
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