Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

Directed by Ole Bornedal

Produced by Greta Film, Thura Film

2009100 min5.8 / 10

A dark moral thriller about a man's principled stand against small-town xenophobia and family corruption, exploring the cost of doing the right thing.

In search of a new lifestyle, Johannes and his wife Pernille leave the city and move with their two children to Johannes’ childhood town in the country. When Johannes’ drunken brother Lars accidently runs over Anna, a local, and plants false evidence pointing at the emigrant Alain, Johannes stands up to defend Alain. But it comes with a price.

Questions people ask

  • Is Deliver Us from Evil scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Deliver Us from Evil end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Deliver Us from Evil sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Deliver Us from Evil violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Deliver Us from Evil easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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