The Rite (2011) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	January 28, 2011
On DVD:	May 17, 2011
Genre:	Horror, Suspense
Director:	Mikael Hafstrom
Writer:	Michael Petroni
Cast:	Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones
Studio:	New Line Cinema
Official site:	theritemovie.com
Running Time:	98 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material, violence, frightening images and language including sexual references

Inspired by true events, "The Rite" follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith. Directed by Mikael Hafstroem ("1408"), "The Rite" is a supernatural thriller that uncovers the devil's reach to even one of the holiest places on Earth....

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Demons run amok - but always out of sight - in 2011's obligatory exorcism movie, this one called The Rite. Starring Colin O'Donaghue and Anthony Hopkins, the brooding thriller maintains a measure of tension but still manages to be one of the more boring exorcism movies in recent memory.

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