The Ritual (2017)
Your darkest dream awaits you.
The Ritual rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.4/10· 138K votes
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic57%
TMDb6.276/10· 3K votesWith 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 57/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About The Ritual
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
Cast of The Ritual
Rafe Spall
as Luke
Arsher Ali
as Phil
Robert James-Collier
as Hutch
Sam Troughton
as Dom
Paul Reid
as Robert
Matthew Needham
as Junkie
Jacob James Beswick
as Fiend
Maria Erwolter
as The Host
Hilary Reeves
as The Curate
Peter Liddell
as The Logger
Francesca Mula
as The Witch
Kerri McLean
as Gayle
The Ritual facts
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $1.8M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Forest horror atmosphere creates compelling cabin-bound tension
- •Folk horror elements distinguish film from typical slasher fare
- •Friend group dynamics add character stakes to survival narrative
What the audience disliked
- •Horror pacing falters during middle-act exposition and walking
- •Creature design reveal disappoints after atmospheric buildup
Trailer
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