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  • 2021
  • PG-13
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2021
  • PG-13
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, The Vigil is supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn's Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante to take on the respons...

Directed By: Keith Thomas

Written By: Keith Thomas

  • 2021
  • PG-13
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2021
  • PG-13
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 29 m

The Vigil

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 15 User Ratings
5.7
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Summary Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, The Vigil is supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn's Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante to take on the respons...

Directed By: Keith Thomas

Written By: Keith Thomas

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
69
78% Positive
14 Reviews
17% Mixed
3 Reviews
6% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
69
78% Positive
14 Reviews
17% Mixed
3 Reviews
6% Negative
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90
Mar 2, 2021
Intense and atmospheric, Keith Thomas’ The Vigil invigorates demonic horror by centering on Jewish traditions, especially those concerning death. Part haunted house, part tech thriller, and entirely grounded by Dave Davis’ harrowing performance, the film never loses sight of questions of cultural identity, and the ways it intersects with personal and collective trauma.
By Siddhant Adlakha FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 18, 2020
Dave Davis’s petrified protagonist is nothing short of star-making.
By Tara Brady FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 11, 2021
The Vigil is the most original, most chilling horror film of the new year. And let me hasten to add, it’s not even close.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 22, 2021
Keith Thomas’s film hums with uncanny dread, milking the close juxtaposition of living and dead for all its worth.
By Keith Watson FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 18, 2020
Like many such movies, The Vigil leans heavily on jump scares, and is arguably more effective during its tense buildup than in the climactic events.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 25, 2021
An intriguing stab at modern Hasidic horror — we smell a burgeoning subgenre — The Vigil will feel like well-trod ground to anyone who’s seen a few supernatural thrillers; only the neighborhood has changed.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
38
Feb 26, 2021
What makes The Vigil so frustrating is that it feels like a product and not a reflection of its subject’s identity crisis.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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5.7
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20% Negative
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Production Company BoulderLight Pictures, Angry Adam Productions, Night Platform
Release Date Feb 26, 2021
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline It wants your pain.
Website http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-vigil
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Awards

Screen Music Awards, Australia
• 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 1 Nomination
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Nomination

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