The Ritual (2026)
With Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Patrick Fabian, Patricia Heaton, Meadow Williams, Ritchie Montgomery
Directed by David Midell
The Ritual is a 2025 American horror film directed by David Midell and written by Midell and Enrico Natale. Based on a true story, it follows priests Theophilus Riesinger (Al Pacino) and Joseph Steiger (Dan Stevens) as they attempt to put aside their differences to save an allegedly possessed young woman Emma Schmidt (Abigail Cowen) through a series of exorcisms. The film was released by XYZ Films on June 6, 2025, and received generally negative reviews from critics.
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