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Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes7%
Metacritic36/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
915 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen HopkinsDirector
- John FrizzellOriginal Music Composer
- Carey HayesScreenplay
- Chad HayesScreenplay
Cast
- Hilary SwankKatherine
- David MorrisseyDoug
- Idris ElbaBen
- AnnaSophia RobbLoren McConnell
- Stephen ReaFather Costigan
- William RagsdaleSheriff Cade
- John McConnellMayor Brooks
- David JensenJim Wakeman
- Yvonne LandryBrynn Wakeman
- Samuel GarlandWilliam Wakeman
- Myles ClevelandKyle Wakeman
- Andrea FrankleMaddie McConnell
Stills
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Themes
small townmissionaryrivermiraclesatanismlouisianaswampskepticismsatanic ritualbiblical plagueslocustscience vs religion