Overview
A family's desperate struggle against dark forces lurking in their home leads to a chilling revelation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- dread-filled
- late night horror marathon
- international horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's carefully timed scares, creepy atmosphere, and character-focused family horror, while noting a somewhat muddled conclusion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rini, her father, and her brothers remain trapped in their old countryside house as the mother's death unleashes escalating hauntings.
The family's crisis is tied to the mother's secret pact with a Satan-worshipping cult and its interest in Ian.
The film emphasizes mirrorings, repetitions, and doppelgängers as recurring images within its haunting.
The film places Satanic cult mythology, religious authority, and family obligations within an Indonesian countryside setting.
Films like Satan's Slaves, and why
Impetigore
Indonesian supernatural horror, haunted domestic space, escalating occult dread, and family-centered terror
The Conjuring
slow-burning haunted-house horror using familial grief, religious anxiety, and disturbing apparitions
The Wailing
occult horror built around a vulnerable family, sinister inheritance, and escalating supernatural threats
Movie Details
- Director
- Joko Anwar
- Release Date
- 2017-09-28
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (324)
Cast
- Tara Basro
- Bront Palarae
- Endy Arfian
- Nasar Anuz
- M. Adhiyat
- Ayu Laksmi
- Elly D. Luthan
- Arswendy Bening Swara
- Dimas Aditya
- Egi Fedly
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Satan's Slaves about?
- After her mother's death, a financially desperate Indonesian family confronts a haunted home and the occult pact that threatens to claim its youngest child.
- What is Satan's Slaves like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Satan's Slaves as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Satan's Slaves violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Satan's Slaves as moderate.
- What did critics think of Satan's Slaves?
- Critics broadly praised the film's carefully timed scares, creepy atmosphere, and character-focused family horror, while noting a somewhat muddled conclusion.
- Which films are like Satan's Slaves?
- Films with a similar feel include Impetigore, The Conjuring, and The Wailing.
- How long is Satan's Slaves?
- Satan's Slaves runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Satan's Slaves?
- In United States, Satan's Slaves streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+.
