The Rite Movie

You Can Only Defeat It When You Believe.

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Who's Involved:

Anthony Hopkins, Alice Braga, Marta Gastini, Toby Jones, Colin O'Donoghue, Tripp Vinson, Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich, Ciaran Hinds, Beau Flynn, Rutger Hauer, Mikael Hafstrom, Michael Petroni, Christy Fletcher, Merideth Finn

Release Date:

Friday, January 28, 2011 Nationwide

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
disturbing thematic material, violence, frightening images, and language including sexual references
Runtime: 1 hr, 52 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.

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Who stars in The Rite: Cast List

... Father Lucas

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... Michael Kovak

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Who's making The Rite: Crew List

A look at the The Rite behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Mikael Hafstrom last directed Outside the Wire and Shanghai. The film's writer Michael Petroni last wrote Backtrack and The Book Thief.

Screenwriter

Michael Petroni

Producers

Beau Flynn
Tripp Vinson

Production: What we know about The Rite?

Key Facts

  1. Adapted from Matt Baglio's novel, "The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist." Inspired by a true story.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2011 - January: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2010 - October: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2010 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  4. 2010 - May: The film was set to Development  status.
  5. 2010 - February: The film was set to Announced  status.

The Rite Release Date: When was the film released?


The Rite was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Friday, January 28, 2011 in around 2,985 theaters. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including The Mechanic, From Prada to Nada and Kaboom.

The Rite DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Rite was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 .

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