# The Rite (2011)

> A skeptical seminarian in Italy confronts demonic possession and must decide whether faith is enough to survive an exorcism.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/32200

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Mikael Håfström
- Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Rutger Hauer, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Marta Gastini
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1161864/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, eerie, foreboding, late night horror, halloween viewing

## Movies like The Rite

- [The Exorcist (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/4730)
- [The Nun (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/296870)
- [Prey for the Devil (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/477313)
- [The Pope's Exorcist (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/537518)
- [Deliver Us from Evil (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/108596)
- [The Exorcist: Believer (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/574055)
- [The Crucifixion (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/262000)
- [The Exorcism of God (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/595890)
- [The Church (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/25633)
- [The First Omen (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/295500)

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