Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- paranoid
- disturbing
- halloween movie night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an effective and fresh found-footage possession horror, though some found its logic derivative and its late developments inconsistent.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mia's medical documentary footage gradually becomes evidence of supernatural and violent events affecting Deborah, Sarah, and the crew.
Deborah's Alzheimer's symptoms initially provide a plausible explanation for her frightening behavior before the film intensifies the possibility of possession.
The climax introduces especially disturbing bodily imagery and transforms the film's psychological dread into visceral horror.
Sarah's struggle to care for her mother makes familial duty, medical decline, and domestic responsibility central sources of anxiety.
Films like The Taking of Deborah Logan, and why
The Last Exorcism
shared found footage format, possession horror, escalating domestic dread, and documentary realism
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
shared pseudo-documentary structure, demonic threat, intimate family setting, and disturbing supernatural imagery
[REC]
shared found footage presentation, investigative filmmaking, supernatural horror, and claustrophobic escalation
The Exorcist
shared body horror, possession themes, family trauma, and unsettling practical imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Adam Robitel
- Release Date
- 2014-10-21
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1549)
Cast
- Jill Larson
- Anne Ramsay
- Michelle Ang
- Ryan Cutrona
- Anne Bedian
- Brett Gentile
- Jeremy DeCarlos
- Randell Haynes
- David Hains
- Lee Spencer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Brew, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Chilling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, MovieMe
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Taking of Deborah Logan about?
- A medical documentary about Alzheimer’s caregiving turns into a found-footage nightmare when a mother’s frightening decline suggests something far more sinister than dementia.
- What is The Taking of Deborah Logan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Taking of Deborah Logan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Taking of Deborah Logan violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Taking of Deborah Logan as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Taking of Deborah Logan?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an effective and fresh found-footage possession horror, though some found its logic derivative and its late developments inconsistent.
- Which films are like The Taking of Deborah Logan?
- Films with a similar feel include The Last Exorcism, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, [REC], and The Exorcist.
- How long is The Taking of Deborah Logan?
- The Taking of Deborah Logan runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Taking of Deborah Logan?
- In United States, The Taking of Deborah Logan streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Brew, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Chilling.
