Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- paranoid
- dread-filled
- late night horror viewing
- religious horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an ambitious but ineffective religious apocalypse thriller undermined by thin writing and muddled execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot directly invokes the Book of Revelation, the Apocalypse, Jesus, Pilate's porter, and the Seven Signs.
Abby's unborn child and the possibility of a stillbirth determine whether the Apocalypse can occur and whether humanity can be saved.
Abby's California home and rented garage apartment become the intimate center of worldwide omens, nightmares, and prophetic danger.
The film intercuts dying sea life in Haiti, a frozen Middle Eastern town, Vatican investigation, and Abby's California crisis.
Films like The Seventh Sign, and why
The Omen
religious apocalypse, prophetic signs, supernatural dread, and sacrificial themes
The Prophecy
biblical mythology, end-times prophecy, occult investigation, and horror atmosphere
Rosemary's Baby
pregnancy-centered supernatural horror, demonic threat, and domestic paranoia
The Rapture
bleak apocalyptic imagery, Christian symbolism, and a morally burdened protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Carl Schultz
- Release Date
- 1988-04-01
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (398)
Cast
- Demi Moore
- Michael Biehn
- Jürgen Prochnow
- Peter Friedman
- Manny Jacobs
- Lee Garlington
- Akosua Busia
- Arnold Johnson
- John Walcutt
- Michael Laskin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- 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 The Seventh Sign about?
- A pregnant California housewife confronts a chain of biblical omens that makes her unborn child the fulcrum of humanity’s fate.
- What is The Seventh Sign like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Seventh Sign as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Seventh Sign violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Seventh Sign as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Seventh Sign?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an ambitious but ineffective religious apocalypse thriller undermined by thin writing and muddled execution.
- Which films are like The Seventh Sign?
- Films with a similar feel include The Omen, The Prophecy, Rosemary's Baby, and The Rapture.
- How long is The Seventh Sign?
- The Seventh Sign runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Seventh Sign?
- In United States, The Seventh Sign streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
