Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 11, 2025

Mysius’ commanding and compassionate second feature manages to push time-travel tales into new, tear-jerking territory–all without feeling overly wrought or demanding of its audience.

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana Moving Pictures Film Club Jul 15, 2024 5/5

depiction of a family whose members are trying to fit into expectations that are just not meant for them, seen through the eyes of a hypersensitive child attempting to process her family’s place in the world.

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Tamma Moksha The Hindu Jun 10, 2024

While the film begins with a promising premise, the sentiments are muddied with overindulgence in the supernatural; the director immerses the audience in Vicky’s potions and dilutes a well-constructed plot.

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Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Feb 13, 2024

Although the film’s many threads don’t always cohere, the stunning cinematography by Paul Guilhaume (who also co-wrote the script) at least gives the film a distinct visual flare.

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Grant Watson Fiction Machine Nov 23, 2023 8/10

There is debate over whether or not these aspects all blend together, but the film’s best scenes certainly outweigh any weaker ones. It is well worth watching to decide for yourself.

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Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) Aug 18, 2023

Enigmatic, at times compelling, but ultimately puzzling and disappointing.

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Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch Jul 27, 2023 78/100

Though there’s perhaps a touch too much mystery in this beguiling supernatural drama, The Five Devils remains a spellbinding watch.

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Matthew Creith IN Magazine Jul 24, 2023

The Five Devils is a visually stunning and captivating piece for the modern age, filled to the brim with a marvelous soundtrack that elevates a typical family drama to astounding heights.

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Elissa Suh Moviepudding (Substack) Jun 24, 2023

While the final scene is a frustrating addendum that mucks up the story’s dream-logic, it takes little away from the affectingly portrayed web of relationships.

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Q.V. Hough Vague Visages Jun 22, 2023

The Five Devils burns bright with its cerebral story about female relationships.

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Carlos Bonfil La Jornada Jun 5, 2023

... The film oscillates between horror and melodrama, without picking a favorite between these expressions. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ben Turner The Pink Lens May 24, 2023 4/5

Mysterious and perched just on the right side of enigma, we are left to delicately assemble the shards of this story ourselves. Not a film for the impatient or passive, it feels like Perfume meets Raw, played out viciously beneath rain-heavy clouds.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times May 15, 2023

This alluring and sneakily emotional film is never confusing...

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Lee Jutton Film Inquiry May 13, 2023

Weird, romantic, and undeniably powerful in spite of its imperfections, The Five Devils is a film that deserves your attention.

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Courtney Small Cinema Axis May 12, 2023

Stylish and beautifully haunting, The Five Devils is an engaging film that one does not easily forget.

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Carla Hay Culture Mix May 1, 2023

This time-travel drama is intriguing but a little repetitive and predictable. The cast members give interesting performances that strengthen the uneven script. Some viewers will be offended by how the movie glorifies a selfish and unfaithful character.

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Apr 19, 2023

This handsomely crafted, accomplished feature is really just a knotty relationship drama with themes of racism and homophobia.

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Joe Friar Fort Worth Report Apr 19, 2023 3/4

Hard to decipher but it’s visually stunning and mesmerizing at times. The cast is first-rate, especially Adèle Exarchopoulos. All the elements of a great psychological thriller are present, they just don’t come together as well as they should.

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Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog Apr 14, 2023

Low on scares, The Five Devils is rich with intrigue.

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Molly Henery The Blogging Banshee Apr 12, 2023 8.5/10

The Five Devils is a breathtaking, genre-bending film that speaks to the power of love and memory through scent.

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