The Ritual (2017)
Your darkest dream awaits you.
A group of university friends reunite for a hiking trip in Sweden, but are stalked by a menacing presence when they're diverted through the woods.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 11 October 2017 |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery |
| Director | David Bruckner |
| Starring | Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali and Robert James-Collier |
| Runtime | 95 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.1/10 · Metacritic 57/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 74% · TMDB users 6.3/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
David Bruckner’s 2017 horror-mystery runs 95 minutes and treats a Swedish hiking trip like a funeral procession that hasn’t started yet. The film relies on the specific dread of open spaces, where the only thing worse than a monster is the silence between the trees. It asks you to walk into the dark and keep your eyes open. That is a fair trade.
What the critics said
Critics called it handsome but familiar. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 74% based on 96 reviews, while the average rating is 6.1 out of 10. Metacritic’s weighted average is 57 out of 100, indicating mixed or average reviews. Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times found it efficient and highly effective. Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com was less charmed, calling it too smart to be this dumb.
How it did with audiences
The box office records are empty, which usually means the numbers are either missing or unremarkable enough to vanish into the static. So we lean on the user data. On TMDB, the score sits at 6.3. That is a solid mid-range verdict. It suggests the film did its job without demanding a standing ovation. Audiences watched, judged, and moved on.
What came next for the cast
Rafe Spall jumped from Life of Pi and Prometheus to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Just Mercy. Arsher Ali moved from Four Lions and Line of Duty to The Dig and Hijack. The credits list what came after, not a causal link. The film did not cause these shifts. It simply sat in the middle of them.
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Sources
- The Ritual on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q42837930 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Ritual (2017 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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