Film • Jul 1, 2020
A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
The Vigil
- Status
- Released
- Release
- July 1, 2020 (5 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Themes
- Folk Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Angry Adam Productions, BoulderLight Pictures
Cast
Dave DavisYakov Ronen
Lynn CohenMrs. Litvak
Menashe LustigReb Shulem
Malky GoldmanSarah
Fred MelamedDr. Kohlberg
Nati RabinowitzLane
Moshe LobelLazer
Spencer ZenderEric
Dun LaskeyYoung Rubin
Hershy Fishman
Ronald CohenMr. Rubin Litvak
Efraim MillerHersch
Lea KalischAdinah
Hunter MenkenSS Soldier
Ethan StoneBurech
Emilio VitoloScott
Logan MacraeCarson
Rob TunstallMazzick
Bluma GrossYoung Woman
Scores
- Average Score
- 56.8%
FilmAffinity
- 51%
IMDb
- 58%
Letterboxd
- 60%
Metacritic
- 59%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 56%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- None
- Violence
- Low
- Profanity
- None
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
Reviews
BFIThe Vigil review: Orthodox Jews haunted by their histories
Chicago Tribune‘The Vigil’ review: Efficiently creepy horror film rooted in Jewish lore
EmpireThe Vigil
Eric Kohn‘The Vigil’ Review: ‘The Conjuring’ With an Orthodox Jewish Twist That Could Birth a Franchise
The Irish TimesThe Vigil: Demonic horror set among Hasidic Jews deserves a franchise
The Mercury NewsStreaming movies: ‘Billie Holiday’ a powerful tale of government racism
Kristy PuchkoReview: 'The Vigil' Combines Demon Horror, Psychological Thriller, And Jewish Tradition To Fantastic Effect
Roger EbertThe Vigil movie review & film summary (2021)
David Fear'The Vigil': The Dybbuk Stops Here
Udita Jhunjhunwala‘The Vigil’ review: An atmospheric and lingering horror experience
Keith Watson'The Vigil' Review: A Confident Horror Debut Rooted in Jewish Culture
Paul ByrnesThe Vigil digs into Jewish mythology and delivers spine-tingling shocks
The Daily Beast‘The Vigil’ Is a Terrifying Horror Movie About Jewish Trauma and Suffering
Linda MarricFilm review: The Vigil - The Jewish Chronicle
