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Devil

Devil

Bad things happen for a reason.

20106.11h 20m

Overview

A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.

Directed by John Erick Dowdle
Written by M. Night Shyamalan, Brian Nelson
Produced by Sam Mercer, M. Night Shyamalan, John Rusk
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $33.6M

Top Cast

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Detective Bowden

Bojana Novaković

Bojana Novaković

Young Woman / Sarah Caraway

Jenny O'Hara

Jenny O'Hara

Jane Kowski

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green

Mechanic / Anthony "Tony" Janekowski

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Ramirez

Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Guard / Ben Larson

Matt Craven

Matt Craven

Lustig

Caroline Dhavernas

Caroline Dhavernas

Elsa Nahai

Joshua Peace

Joshua Peace

Detective Markowitz

Zoie Palmer

Zoie Palmer

Cheryl

Themes & Keywords

supernaturalmurderdeviltrappedsole survivorflickering lightlights outtrapped in an elevatorbroken elevatorelevatorsupernatural horrorsuspensekiller among usstuck in elevator

About Devil

Devil is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of supernatural, murder, devil, trapped, sole survivor, flickering light. Directed by John Erick Dowdle, it stars Chris Messina, Bojana Novaković, Jenny O'Hara. A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.

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