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The Banishing
Directed by
Christopher Smith
Not Rated
2020
1h 37m
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4.5
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The Banishing tells the story of the most haunted house in England. In the 1930s, a young reverend, his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret.
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Cast of The Banishing
Jessica Brown Findlay
Marianne
John Heffernan
Linus
John Lynch
Malachi
Sean Harris
Harry Price
Jason Thorpe
Dr. Sutter
Anya McKenna-Bruce
Adelaide
Jean St. Clair
Betsy
Adam Hugill
Frank
James Swanton
Monk
Christopher Smith
Director
Dean Lines
Writer
David Beton
Writer
Ray Bogdanovich
Writer
Maya Amsellem
Producer
Sharon Harel-Cohen
Producer
Laurie Cook
Producer
Jason Newmark
Producer
The Banishing Ratings & Reviews
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June 2, 2025
A movie similar in style to the Witch 2019 but not as cool. This is not that kind of horror which uses jumpscares like Conjuring. If you like movies which get through the story with a slow pace and focus on the sins of characters and religion rather than introducing a supernatural evil then this is most likely your cup of tea. But if you like a more adventurous and exciting approach, this movie will make you bored and its story is forgettable and i wouldn't call this a horror movie.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
"The Banishing" loses its nerve and succumbs to commonplace plot devices rather than going for the jugular. Still, Smith and Findlay make it watchable.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Can a 30-second scene right at the tail-end of a motion picture derail what had been up to that point 90 minutes of solidly creepy, emotionally authentic old-school haunted house fun?
The Playlist
Andy Crump
"The Banishing" reminds us that sometimes we're forced to answer for the sins of others, too.
Fat Guys at the Movies
Kevin Carr
It's got some good scares. It's one of those that you wouldn't want to watch with the lights all turned down.
io9.com
Cheryl Eddy
We've seen variations on this character before, but any time Harry's onscreen, The Banishing feels a little less stuffy, and while Brown Findlay gives it her all, you can't help but wish the story was more focused on Harry rather than Marianne.
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
It's a slow burn to an oddly satisfying crescendo for those tired of genre formats resting comfortably and trampled story laurels.
AV Club
Leila Latif
All of which sure sounds like a great time, and in many ways, it can be. But the incoherence grows more grating as the movie shuffles along...
Dread Central
Pat King
The Banishing is a relatively straightforward haunted house story that excels in exploring character psychology.
Assignment X
Abbie Bernstein
It treads a familiar path, but it's decently scary.
Decider
Jordan Hoffman
The Banishing is eerie and unnerving and looks absolutely terrific.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
"The Banishing" ends with such a walloping undertow of "wait, that's it?" that it earns little more than the backhanded compliment of realizing you expected a lot more from it.
Pajiba
Kristy Puchko
The Banishing is eerie and entertaining, walking in the steps of films like The Queen of Black Magic or The Ring, but with its own patient gait.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
It's a handsomely produced film with almost no explicit violence, yet some truly unsettling moments-most of them involving sinister monks, and mirrors that do not work like mirrors are supposed to.
Queer.Horror.Movies.
Joe Lipsett
Sadly, all of the intriguing feminist critique is overwhelmed by an unnecessary subplot involving the rise of Nazi fascism, the Church's secret ties to Germany, the sordid history of the house and other nonsense.
The Blogging Banshee
Molly Henery
The Banishing is a haunting mystery rooted in a family drama.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
"The Banishing" never finds its groove.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
There are too many times when it feels like The Banishing needed to go Full Argento and Smith is too cautious a filmmaker to do so. It's dull when it needed to be terrifyingly confrontational.
AMovieGuy.com
Leo Brady
The Banishing is valiant in its effort, honoring the roots of gothic horror, but something goes wrong along the way. They forgot the lights, they forgot the focus, and they forgot the scares.
Bloody Disgusting
Meagan Navarro
Psychological time loops, an eerie mirror, and nightmarish hallucinations are all bolstered by stunning cinematography and off-kilter camerawork to bring genuine scares, even in an overly crowded story.
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