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Rites of Spring

Play trailer Poster for Rites of Spring 2012,  1h 21m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 20% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 14% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
20% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 14% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Kidnappers (A.J. Bowen, Katherine Randolph) encounter a supernatural creature that requires ritualistic sacrifices every spring.

Critics Reviews

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Andy Webster New York Times Jul 26, 2012
2/5
"Rites of Spring" yields a slender bounty. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray AV Club Jul 26, 2012
C-
The acting is shaky, the scare scenes are fairly stock, and it takes way too long for Reynolds to put all his pieces in play, especially given that the movie doesn't have much of an ending. Go to Full Review
Calum Marsh Slant Magazine Jul 22, 2012
0/4
Padraig Reynolds's film has no interest in self-awareness, and in fact wears stupidity as a sort of badge of honor. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 24, 2023
3/5
Strong character dynamics and a genuinely thrilling story sets it apart from similar genre fare. Go to Full Review
Abbie Bernstein Assignment X Feb 1, 2019
C
Ultimately, Rites of Spring is the kind of low-budget horror movie to watch if you feel the need and nothing more promising is available. It's no worse than many others, but no better either. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 8, 2016
2/4
The impressively watchable vibe begins to evaporate in the meandering midsection... Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Aug 21, 2018 One of the worse horror movies ever. Everything the main victim did made me angry. I wanted her to die so bad because all of the stupid decisions she made. The movie was that bad I had to write a review. P.S. this is my first movie review lol See more
Anakin S Jan 16, 2017 I'm not sure why the bad reviews. I actually really liked this movie, and I'm very picky about my horror films. The acting was decent and the storyline was well thought out. Several creepy moments. I would watch it again. See more
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Rites of Spring

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Cast & Crew

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Padraig Reynolds

Director

AJ Bowen

Ben

Anessa Ramsey

Rachel

Sonny Marinelli

Paul

Marco St. John

The Stranger

Katherine Randolph

Amy

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Rites of Spring

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Movie Info

Synopsis Kidnappers (A.J. Bowen, Katherine Randolph) encounter a supernatural creature that requires ritualistic sacrifices every spring.
Director
Padraig Reynolds
Producer
Wes Benton, Bobby Benton, John Norris, Eric Thompson
Screenwriter
Padraig Reynolds
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
White Rock Lake Productions
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 27, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 21m
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