What is Devil about?
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the Devil.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
Trapped in an elevator, strangers realize one among them is pure evil, and the dread builds slowly.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video and YouTube (free).
Devil parents guide
What we could confirm fits a PG-13: real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is a horror title, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Devil scary?
- Yes, properly. Devil is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Devil?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Devil rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated PG-13, with real scares, several jump scares and some strong language. Your call for older kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byJohn Erick Dowdle
StarringChris Messina, Bojana Novaković, Jenny O'Hara, Logan Marshall-Green, Jacob Vargas, Bokeem Woodbine
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Devil is on our Horror on Prime Video and Mystery on Prime Video lists.
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