Incarnate

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Incarnate

PG-13,

2016,

1h 26m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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34 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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After a single mother witnesses terrifying symptoms of demonic possession in her 11-year-old son (David Mazouz), a Vatican representative calls on wheelchair-bound scientist Dr. Seth Ember (Aaron Eckhart) to rid him of the evil spirit. Driven by a personal agenda rooted in his own tragic past, Ember enters the boy's unconscious mind where he confronts a demon as ferocious as it is ingenious.

Critics Consensus

Incarnate can't be accused of lack of ideas -- if only any of them made sense or coalesced in any meaningful or scary way.

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Katie Rife

AV Club

Dec 2, 2016

C-

It's all a wild jumble of half-baked, derivative ideas and arbitrary rules, all of which add up to a suspense-free horror narrative as murky as its lighting.

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Sam Fragoso

TheWrap

Dec 2, 2016

Strident rhetoric is required for describing Brad Peyton's latest film, a maddening hodgepodge of ideas that range from undercooked to unoriginal.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 2, 2016

Incarnate, much like its central character at key moments, barely seems to have a pulse.

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

Jul 11, 2020

While it attempts to change up the exorcist themes, it ultimately falls flat, as it really isn't giving the viewer much by way of entertainment or scares.

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Allen Adams

The Maine Edge

Feb 14, 2019

1.5/5

In Incarnate, we get the latest in a fairly long, uneven line of exorcism movies. And while it is far from the worst of the bunch, it also fails to do much with what starts out as a fairly interesting idea.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Nov 3, 2018

D

Too convoluted for its own good. The film takes itself seriously when it probably should have embraced its borderline silliness.

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Theodore R

May 19, 2018

Pros: Brad Peyton uses pacing to make his movies feel original and fun Cool concept Great performance by Aaron Eckhart Cons: Remains very tame visually for the subject matter Doesn't cash fully on the uniqueness of a tired exorcism plot Poor dialogue in parts

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Draco L

Apr 15, 2018

The devil has too much and not enough power in this film. Star Trek did a few episodes where entities could get in your mind and that was better. Even one x-file episode with the earth mushroom mind bending was better.

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Theodore W

Apr 2, 2018

While an interesting take on possession, a little to slow and cheesy at times.

Anakin S

Mar 13, 2018

Inception + Constantine x Insidious = Incarnate. If you spent money to watch this then you've spent too much.

Harry G

Nov 11, 2017

I thought the movie was great and I really hope that there is a sequel

Hagrid R

Sep 29, 2017

Another not terrible horror film where nothing of note ever happens.

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Synopsis

After a single mother witnesses terrifying symptoms of demonic possession in her 11-year-old son (David Mazouz), a Vatican representative calls on wheelchair-bound scientist Dr. Seth Ember (Aaron Eckhart) to rid him of the evil spirit. Driven by a personal agenda rooted in his own tragic past, Ember enters the boy's unconscious mind where he confronts a demon as ferocious as it is ingenious.

Director: Brad Peyton
Producer: Jason Blum, Trevor Engelson, Michael Seitzman
Screenwriter: Ronnie Christensen
Distributor: High Top Releasing
Production Co: Deep Underground Films
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Thematic Elements|Intense Horror Violence|Sensuality|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.8M
Runtime: 1h 26m

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