The Devil's Doorway

The Devil's Doorway

"Sin is crouching at the door" - Genesis 4:7

Directed by Aislinn Clarke

Produced by 23ten

201876 min5.6 / 10

A found-footage horror film that uses the institutional cruelty of a Magdalene asylum as backdrop for demonic possession, grounding supernatural dread in historical trauma and spiritual corruption.

In the autumn of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton were sent by the Vatican to investigate a miraculous event in an Irish home for 'fallen women', only to uncover something much more horrific.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Devil's Doorway end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is The Devil's Doorway scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is The Devil's Doorway easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Devil's Doorway sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Devil's Doorway violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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