My Soul to Take

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My Soul to Take

R

2010

1h 47m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In the small town of Riverton, a local legend tells of a serial killer's oath to come back and kill the seven children who were born on the night he supposedly died. Now 16 years later, Riverton residents are disappearing again, making some wonder if the legend is true. Bug (Max Thieriot), plagued by nightmares all his life, is one of the so-called Riverton Seven, and it's up to him to save his friends from an evil that will not rest.

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Critics Consensus

Dull, joyless, and formulaic, My Soul to Take suggests writer/director Wes Craven ended his five-year filmmaking hiatus too soon.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

04/21/2011

C

The filmmaker's red herrings prove depressingly incapable of hiding the real fiend's identity.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

01/05/2011

There's some malarkey about each kid having inherited one of the maniac's personalities, though Craven never does much with that except to point the finger of suspicion at junior.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

10/15/2010

0/5

This utterly mediocre forget-me-now could've been crafted by any faceless serial director at all.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

1/5

Wes Craven undeniably earned his legacy in horror, though maybe he should have abandoned his penchant for delivering stories about teens with his Scream sequels.

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Mike Thorn

Vague Visages

12/12/2023

As the second last film in one of the great contemporary horror filmmaker’s careers, it’s an extraordinary example of artistic self-reflection and development.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/03/2023

1/4

My Soul to Take feels like a grave step backward for the director

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The W

@TheWagners Jul 4

Again with the 3D, I guess the director just gave up on this movie? Filled with jump scares, a terrible twist, and poorly written characters.

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Gi S

@Gistevenn Jun 18

I just couldn't get into this movie, i cashed it out about halfway through.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 07/23/2025

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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angela g

@Sunflower378 11/25/2024

i dont get with the hate on my soul to take i enjoy this movie it had cool kills a coll story and a good twist at the ending the acting was good but i felt like the story was a little messy at some points in the movie but it was a good movie.

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01/04/2023

I love and miss Wes Craven but this felt film student caliber to me.

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04/13/2022

This movie was a total let down. I think it was wes's worse movie. On the previews it looked great but they showed all the good parts in the previews. It was a slasher movie a poor one but still a slasher film

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Synopsis

In the small town of Riverton, a local legend tells of a serial killer's oath to come back and kill the seven children who were born on the night he supposedly died. Now 16 years later, Riverton residents are disappearing again, making some wonder if the legend is true. Bug (Max Thieriot), plagued by nightmares all his life, is one of the so-called Riverton Seven, and it's up to him to save his friends from an evil that will not rest.

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Wes Craven, Iya Labunka, Anthony Katagas
Screenwriter: Wes Craven
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Corvus Corax
Rating: R (Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.6M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS