20241h 51mDir. Richard Cowan

Heretic

Name: Heretic
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 2024-10-31
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Elle Young

“Question everything.”

ThrillerHorror

3.5 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 3.5 ★vs2nd Half: 3.5 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

Starring:Hugh Grant,Sophie Thatcher,Chloe East,Topher Grace,Elle Young

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Hugh Grant

Mr. Reed

Sophie Thatcher

Sister Barnes

Chloe East

Sister Paxton

Topher Grace

Elder Kennedy

Elle Young

Prophet

Julie Lynn-Mortensen

Pedestrian

Haylie Hansen

Teenager

Elle McKinnon

Teenager

Hanna Huffman

Teenager

Anesha Bailey

Neighbor

Miguel Castillo

Neighbor

Stephanie Lavigne

Believer

Key Production Crew

Directors

Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

Screenplay & Writers

Bryan Woods, Scott Beck

Cinematography

Chung Chung-hoon

Original Score

Chris Bacon

Producers

Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, Stacey Sher

Film Details

Budget$10,000,000

Box Office Revenue$51,913,394

Original Languageen

Production Studios

A24Beck/WoodsShiny Penny ProductionsCatchLight Studios

Keywords & Themes

#faith#control#sociopath#religion#cat and mouse#held captive#religious hypocrisy#mormon missionary#trapped in a house#eccentric man

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

3.5

Hugh Grant plays a reclusive Englishman who receives a knock on the door from two Mormon missionaries and a well-oiled thriller ensues…almost. The first two thirds of this movie fires on all cylinders, as we find tha...

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