Lost Souls

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Lost Souls

R

2000

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

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A modern thriller in which faith battles reason, Ryder plays a young woman who becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the earth in human form. To defeat the prophecy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, who is devoid of faith, that he is in fact the target of the conspiracy.

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Critics Consensus

Though Kaminski's film is visually stylish, Lost Souls is just another derivative entry in the Apocalypse genre, with lackluster direction, unengaging characters, and no scares.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Mar 29, 2019

Well-plotted, with a first-class group of actors and sure-handed direction by Steven Spielberg's favorite cinema-tographer, Janusz Kaminski.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Jan 6, 2007

Alas, look is everything here and storytelling and characters are next to nothing, so what emerges is oddly ineffectual and uninvolving -- visually striking set pieces set loose in a void.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

The tedious storytelling sucks the life and soul out of the characters far more effectively than Satan ever manages.

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Sep 28, 2023

Lost Souls is a plodding and obvious movie, undermining its own tension as surely as The Exorcist builds it.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 29, 2023

1.5/4

...a progressively tiresome thriller...

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M. Faust

Common Sense Media

Jan 2, 2011

2/5

Teenage horror fans can do much better.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 10, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Anthony O

@Ant9rugby Nov 28, 2025

I like actors or cast but the plot wasn't great wouldn't recommend it

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Feb 6, 2023

Surprisingly slow given its premise.

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Jul 2, 2021

I saw this movie at the big screen 21 years ago. I still can remember the whole audience laughing when the car stereo clock changed to 6:66. It was the ridiculous climax of a neverending succession of goofs, bad plot, and worst dialogues for this infamous mistake that Winona made. Never thought watching it again was worthy. Still convinced of it as far as I'm writing this opinion.

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thomas l

@PoodleBoy Jul 10, 2018

I love these kinds of movies. Suspense and the devil. Good timing. A fine cast with nice performances from Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Angela Basset, John Hurt and Elias Koteas. The storyline is excellent. The effects are superior to 'The Exorcist', which I laughed at all the way through. Horror does not have to be filled with blood and guts and gore.

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Mar 10, 2017

It takes more than an hour to get to to the main theme of the movie. Too slow. Definitely not scary. Bad plot. The only good thing is Ben Chaplin's performance .

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Synopsis

A modern thriller in which faith battles reason, Ryder plays a young woman who becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the earth in human form. To defeat the prophecy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, who is devoid of faith, that he is in fact the target of the conspiracy.

Director: Janusz Kamiński
Producer: Meg Ryan, Nina R. Sadowsky
Screenwriter: Pierce Gardner, Betsy Stahl, Pierce Gardner
Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Video [us]
Production Co: Avery Pix, Castle Rock Entertainment, Prufrock Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.8M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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