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The Unholy

The Unholy

Be careful who you pray to.

20216.61h 39m

Overview

Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

Directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos
Written by James Herbert, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Produced by Evan Spiliotopoulos, Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $30.8M

Top Cast

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Gerry Fenn

Cricket Brown

Cricket Brown

Alice

William Sadler

William Sadler

Father Hagan

Katie Aselton

Katie Aselton

Natalie Gates

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Bishop Gyles

Diogo Morgado

Diogo Morgado

Delgarde

Bates Wilder

Bates Wilder

Geary

Marina Mazepa

Marina Mazepa

Mary of Elnor

Christine Adams

Christine Adams

Monica Slade

Dustin Tucker

Dustin Tucker

Dan Walsh

Themes & Keywords

witchmelancholydemonmysteriousshockingzealoussomberreligious horrorwondersuspiciousinspirationaladoringambiguousantagonisticapprovingaudaciousmelodramatic

About The Unholy

The Unholy is a horror, mystery film released in 2021 exploring themes of witch, melancholy, demon, mysterious, shocking, zealous. Directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos, it stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler. Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

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