Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Ritual Killer

Play trailer 1:41 Poster for The Ritual Killer 2023 1h 32m Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
10% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 20% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

The Ritual Killer

Critics Reviews

View More
Alejandro Lingenti La Nación (Argentina) 01/25/2024
2/5
But [Morgan's] work is not enough to improve too much a trite and erratic film that uses a surprise ending as a ditch effort to close a story full of stumbles. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Erick Estrada Cinegarage 09/28/2023
Mr. Morgan Freeman performing a role we've already seen him play, in a story we already know, three screenwriters with very little aim... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat 03/15/2023
8/10
In them, the film goes somewhere beyond the police procedural pale and stands out in a sea of serial killer films. Go to Full Review
Julian Roman MovieWeb 03/13/2023
1.5/5
The Ritual Killer carves hapless innocents in a disjointed narrative with poorly connected subplots. Former NFL star Vernon Davis is the only high point as a scarred and merciless villain. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media 03/13/2023
1/5
Muddled, vaguely irritating, and somewhat offensive, this un-thrilling thriller moves lifelessly through through its story and has a bizarre head-scratcher of an ending. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/13/2023
C+
Mediocre thriller. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Kate B @RT64152655 8h I thought this was going to be a great movie with Morgan Freeman starring but it was awful after a quarter of the way in and the failed attempt at a clever twist at the end was beyond stupid. Honestly, that ending couldn't have been any more cringingly stupid! See more Libby O. @libs_22 1d I wanted to like this movie. I did. With morgan and Cole. Could have been good. But it was bad. Soooo bad. Nothing about it is good. Absolutely nothing. It’s terrible. Don’t waste your time. See more Kimberly P. @Kimberly294 Mar 13 I’ve watched hundreds of thriller movies and I thought this was a really good movie!!! I’d recommend it to thriller fans. See more Moyra M @RT67744450 Mar 13 It is a shame that such a good cast and a terrible movie. See more Bill T. @btreakle Mar 10 “The Ritual Killer” This film starring Morgan Freeman and call Houser is a film about African medicine men and their beliefs and rituals. Cool Hauser plays a detective in the show looking to find this mysterious killer who carves up his victims. This film was probably not for everybody there are some rather grocery dark images it may not be suitable for all ages. I like this film I thought it was very well done and it has a unpredictable ending and that’s how I will leave it. See more Angelina G. @goose189 Feb 6 My husband and I found this movie interesting. I thought the acting was good. The storyline made sense. It had a good twist at the end. See more Read all reviews
The Ritual Killer

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING
Door Mouse 82% 48% Door Mouse Watchlist TRAILER for Door Mouse Chehre 0% 33% Chehre Watchlist Asphalt City 46% 55% Asphalt City Watchlist TRAILER for Asphalt City Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A detective (Cole Hauser) hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings in a small Mississippi town. He seeks help from an anthropology professor (Morgan Freeman), who is an expert on the ancient rituals being performed.
Director
George Gallo
Producer
Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Joe Lemmon, Bret Saxon, Jeff Bowler, Chris Arthur, Danielle Maloni, Buddy Wyrick
Screenwriter
Bob Bowersox, Jennifer Lemmon, Francesco Cinquemani, Giorgia Iannone, Luca Giliberto, Ferdinando Dell'Omo
Distributor
Redbox Entertainment
Production Co
Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, March On Productions, Wonderfilm Media, Iervolino Entertainment, Black Diamond Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2023
Runtime
1h 32m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
Most Popular at Home Now