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Rating: 6.8/10 by 274 users

Nefarious (2023)

On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.

Directing:
  • Jason Stafford
  • Ben Stockton
  • Chuck Konzelman
  • Cary Solomon
Writing:
  • Cary Solomon
  • Chuck Konzelman
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Apr 14, 2023

Rating: 6.8/10 by 274 users

Alternative Title:
נפריוס - IL
Nefarious. Cuando habla el diablo - ES
Demoniac - Macht der Finsternis - DE

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 38 minutes
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $5,400,000

Plot Keyword: oklahoma, death row, prison guard, evangelical, serial killer, electrocution, psychiatrist, demonic possession, psychological terror, supernatural horror, christian
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Sean Patrick Flanery
Nefarious / Edward Wayne Brady
Jordan Belfi
Dr. James Martin
Tom Ohmer
Warden Tom Moss
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Mark De Alessandro
Dr. Alan Fischer
Cameron Arnett
Trustee Styles
Sarah Hernandez
Corporal Mendez
Jarret LeMaster
Officer Wilson
Senyo Amoaku
Sergeant Wilborn
Jeremy Miller
Officer Campbell
Darrin Merlino
Officer Grady
John Cann
Prison Guard
Eric Hanson
Assistant Warden Anderson
Stelio Savante
Detective Russo
Robert Peters
Dr. Stewart
Cedric St. Clair
Glenn Beck Show Producer
Tina Toner
Renee Davenport
Maura Corsini
Melanie Carter (voice)
Sheila Hart
Operator (voice)

EmmanuelGoldstein

**Not sure if it's a good Christian movie, but it's a great horror movie** Great movie, even though in a way it sets itself up for failure, because a Christian audience doesn't usually appreciate a good psychological horror movie and horror fans usually don't like a movie made by Christians promoting Christian values. So there is no big demographic that really appreciates a movie like this and it's obvious that the makers of this movie knew that too and were doing it to simply make a good movie for those who can appreciate it (no matter how few there might be). So I am not sure if it even really wants to be a good Christian movie or a good psychological horror movie, but either way it does succeed at being both. For a movie about demonic possession it's also surprisingly realistic. And I say that as someone who has worked as a guard in prisons and mental institutions. There are a few extremely minor inaccuracies but these are necessary for the plot or are for safety reasons (after all, not everyone needs to know what exactly the actual safety measures in a prison actually look like in detail). There actually already is an almost identical German movie called "Der Totmacher" (The Deathmaker). Though I am sure no one involved in this movie saw it, even though it's essentially the same movie and that's because that German movie's entire script simply consists entirely of the actual transcripts of an actual psychological evaluation of an actual serial killer. But that's how close to reality this all actually is.

CinemaSerf

When hardened psychiatrist "Martin" (Jordan Belfi) arrives at the prison, he is charged by the warden (Tom Ohmer) with certifying that a prisoner is mentally fit. Mentally fit to be electrocuted, that is! Opposite him, shackled to the table is a man (Sean Patrick Flanery) who proves extremely problematic for the normally ordered and structured analyst. That's not least because he claims to be possessed by the eponymous demon and that he has made enough use of this body and so wants to be killed so he can move on! Preposterous we all think, but this orange-suited man knows things he shouldn't, and soon his comments are unsettling and discombobulating "Martin". Now the performance from Flanery is actually quite good here. There is something almost compellingly maniacal about his delivery. The dialogue - well that's another matter. It could be considered thought-provoking or it could be considered banal. You certainly can't ignore it, or the curiously extreme and frequently contradictory doctrines being espoused and countered during what passes for their frankly rather contrived debates. If that's it's purpose, then it's worth a watch. As any sort of light-horror concept, though, it's derivative and unremarkable and it misses the target.


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