The Rapture

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The Rapture

R,

1991,

1h 42m,

Drama

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2,500+ Ratings

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Sharon (Mimi Rogers) is a telephone operator who escapes the drudgery of her everyday life by trolling bars with her lover, Vic (Patrick Bauchau), and looking for couples to swing with. However, after having an epiphany while in bed with a stranger, she becomes a born-again Christian and soon joins a sect that believes Judgment Day is near. Sharon settles down, becoming a dedicated wife and mother, but her unflinching faith eventually leads to shocking behavior.

Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Oct 30, 2020

It's one of the most terrifying of religious films; an astounding synthesis of style and subject, it merges the meticulously practical and the terrifyingly visionary with a breathtaking audacity.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 7, 2018

The Rapture is far from perfect, but it's a riveting act of provocation.

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Keith Uhlich

Slant Magazine

Nov 9, 2004

4/4

The very title evokes slippery visions of both spirit and sex.

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Audrey Vann

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Dec 20, 2024

Don’t get me wrong, this movie is not what I’d call a “smart” movie. However, director Michael Tolkin takes refreshing risks by questioning the line between Christianity and delusion.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jan 4, 2023

Nothing more than a cheap horror film that uncomfortably flirts with blasphemy. [Full review in Spanish]

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

Oct 22, 2018

The Rapture commits.

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George R

May 25, 2017

Very powerful and emotionally complex movie with Mimi Rodgers in a stunning performance as a born-again Christian who is tested to her limits. It was really only the last 20 minutes or so when the narrative became a bit derailed by a sequence which felt like a fantasy or dream.

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Theodore G

Apr 19, 2017

Part 3 to my 'end of the world' movie theme. Well, after having seen this it's official.. it's the WORST END OF THE WORLD MOVIE. EVER.(and I've seen Skyline) I knew from the title it was going to have some religious connotation, but this went full tilt on the preachy side, so much so it's sickening. I could have turned it off 20min or so into it but.. the first part of this would make Mr. Skin proud, wow. Once it goes into full holy roller mode, that's when it becomes blegh. I was entertained by it at first, then just downright annoyed. This deserves -4 stars if it was possible, but I'll give it one for the nude chicas shown during the beginning parts. Horrible, absolutely horrible. Oh and David Duchovny sports some major hockey hair here, also entertaining.

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Hermione W

Mar 30, 2017

Very powerful and emotionally complex movie with Mimi Rodgers in a stunning performance as a born-again Christian who is tested to her limits. It was really only the last 20 minutes or so when the narrative became a bit derailed by a sequence which felt like a fantasy or dream.

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Synopsis

Sharon (Mimi Rogers) is a telephone operator who escapes the drudgery of her everyday life by trolling bars with her lover, Vic (Patrick Bauchau), and looking for couples to swing with. However, after having an epiphany while in bed with a stranger, she becomes a born-again Christian and soon joins a sect that believes Judgment Day is near. Sharon settles down, becoming a dedicated wife and mother, but her unflinching faith eventually leads to shocking behavior.

Director: Michael Tolkin
Producer: Karen Koch, Nancy Tenenbaum, Nick Wechsler
Screenwriter: Michael Tolkin
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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