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Devil

Play trailer Poster for Devil PG-13,  2010,  1h 20m,  Horror/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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49% Tomatometer 98 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Five strangers' day begins with an elevator ride in a Philadelphia office tower. But, what happens next is anything but ordinary. The elevator gets stuck, and the trapped passengers, who expected to be together just a few minutes, now face the revelation of their secrets and transgressions. Frightening events turn annoyance into terror, as they begin to realize that one of their number is Lucifer himself.
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It's better than many of the other films M. Night Shyamalan has been associated with, but Devil never gets more than a few low-budget thrills out of its fiendishly promising premise.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Sep 9, 2017
C-
Devil isn't really scary, the acting stinks, and it's not that clever, but you can rest knowing that the culprit isn't a hand puppet. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Apr 14, 2011
C-
Nonsensical to the point that every element doesn't hold up to the least bit of scrutiny. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Apr 4, 2011
2.5/5
Circling wildly within the film's main set -- a stalled elevator car -- or hurtling up and down an empty shaft, Mr. Fujimoto's camera is as giddy as a tween at a Justin Bieber concert. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11, 2025
2/5
A handful of twists and turns in the narrative prevent it from being a complete waste of time, but only just barely. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Sep 8, 2024
3/5
…if most of Shyamalan’s films take a long time to get to laughable punchlines, Devil is quite the opposite, rushing headlong through all manner of crazy plot-points and red-herring characters...an ideal streaming time-passer, short and packed with twists Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Aug 3, 2023
1.5/4
Unlike something such as The Exorcist, which will scare the bejesus out of you no matter what you believe, this PG-13 horror film doesn’t give its audience or its characters enough cause to buy its central gimmick. Go to Full Review
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Mar 22, 2019 A fantastic premise, disappointingly executed. Devil is still an entertaining, if underwhelming, mystery thriller that keeps you guessing right to the end. See more
Anakin L Feb 8, 2019 Brainless, cheesy, and nauseatingly predictable.
Ron M Jan 19, 2019 An on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller with an unexpected ending.
Albus P Dec 12, 2018 A suspenseful thriller with a horror vibe. The acting is really good as you totally believe all the characters and the predicaments they're in. The suspense starts off very light but then gradually picks up the rest of the way culminating in an epic climax that's scary and fun. Theres a twist at the end thats hard to predict. See more
Kylo R Nov 23, 2018 Very very good movie. I wouldâ(TM)ve put a better rating, but I waited the entire movie for that short religious Hispanic man to say the words âel Diabloâ? and it didnâ(TM)t happen. Ruined my whole night. See more
Ron R Oct 25, 2018 Though it's flawed, and some people might find the twist kinda laughable, but I thought the movie was enjoyable with decent thrills and fine performances. See more
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John Erick Dowdle

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Chris Messina

Det. Bowden

Logan Marshall-Green

Mechanic

Geoffrey Arend

Salesman

Bojana Novakovic

Young Woman

Jenny O'Hara

Old Woman

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Synopsis Five strangers' day begins with an elevator ride in a Philadelphia office tower. But, what happens next is anything but ordinary. The elevator gets stuck, and the trapped passengers, who expected to be together just a few minutes, now face the revelation of their secrets and transgressions. Frightening events turn annoyance into terror, as they begin to realize that one of their number is Lucifer himself.
Director
John Erick Dowdle
Producer
M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter
Brian Nelson, M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor
Universal Studios
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Images|Sexual References|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$33.6M
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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