Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- austere
- disturbing
- provocative
- late night viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an unusually serious and uncompromising religious drama, with Mimi Rogers's performance receiving especially strong praise, though some found its final passages melodramatic.
What sets it apart
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Sharon begins as a bored Los Angeles worker and swinger before undergoing a radical conversion driven by apocalyptic belief.
The film examines conversion, final judgment, the rapture, and divine justice without reducing them to conventional piety.
Sharon's belief in conspiracy and the coming end of the world becomes the central engine of her moral and emotional life.
The rapture and supernatural religious claims are presented through a serious, unsettling dramatic framework rather than straightforward spectacle.
Films like The Rapture, and why
Jacob's Ladder
shared combination of spiritual crisis, psychologically intense drama, and supernatural ambiguity
The Seventh Seal
shared apocalyptic dread, religious symbolism, and serious metaphysical inquiry
The Leftovers
shared end-times imagery, moral testing, and unsettling supernatural drama
First Reformed
shared provocative treatment of faith, sexuality, and existential transformation
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Tolkin
- Release Date
- 1991-10-04
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (94)
Cast
- Mimi Rogers
- David Duchovny
- Patrick Bauchau
- Kimberly Cullum
- Will Patton
- Terri Hanauer
- Dick Anthony Williams
- James Le Gros
- Carole Davis
- Darwyn Carson
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Rapture about?
- A sexually adventurous Los Angeles office worker undergoes a radical religious conversion as apocalyptic conviction reshapes her understanding of desire, judgment, and reality.
- What is The Rapture like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Rapture as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Rapture violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Rapture as mild.
- What did critics think of The Rapture?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an unusually serious and uncompromising religious drama, with Mimi Rogers's performance receiving especially strong praise, though some found its final passages melodramatic.
- Which films are like The Rapture?
- Films with a similar feel include Jacob's Ladder, The Seventh Seal, The Leftovers, and First Reformed.
- How long is The Rapture?
- The Rapture runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Rapture?
- In United States, The Rapture is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
