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    Soundtrack

    The Devil All the Time (Music from the Netflix Film)

    Different stars

    • 1 Saunder Jurriaans & Danny BensiKnockemstiff, Ohio 2:51
    • 2 Pokey LaFarge & Harry MellingWashed in the Blood 3:19
    • 3 Delmore BrothersHillbilly Boogie 2:46
    • 4 Saunder Jurriaans & Danny BensiOrphans 2:00
    • 5 Bill PhillipsPut It Off Until Tomorrow (Single Version) 2:34
    • 6 Saunder Jurriaans & Danny BensiDelusions 3:57
    • 7 Ferlin HuskyWings of a Dove 2:19
    • 8 Jimmie RodgersHoneycomb 2:18
    • 9 Sonny JamesYoung Love 2:31
    • 10 Saunder Jurriaans & Danny BensiUp Up Up 1:37
    • 11 Saunder Jurriaans & Danny BensiSinners 2:21
    • 12 Wynn StewartWishful Thinking 2:43
    • 13 Pokey LaFargeBanks of the Ohio 2:32
    • 14 Saunder Jurriaans & Danny BensiBackwards & Forwards 3:49

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    " Some people are just born to be buried."
    Country
    Runtime 2 hr 18 min
    Digital: World September 16, 2020
    Premiere: USA September 11, 2020
    Parental Advisory
    • Frightening & Intense Scenes

      plenty

    • Violence & Gore

      plenty

    • Profanity

      average

    • Sex & Nudity

      average

    • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

      few

    Production Companies Nine Stories ProductionsBronx Moving Co.
    Also Known As
    El diablo a todas horas United States

    Description

    Sinister characters converge around a young man devoted to protecting those he loves in a postwar backwoods town teeming with corruption and brutality

    Сast and Crew

    The Book Behind the Film "The Devil All the Time"

    About the Book

    The Devil All the Time is a novel written by Donald Ray Pollock. Published in 2011, this gripping and dark tale is set in rural Ohio and West Virginia, spanning the period from the end of World War II to the 1960s. The novel weaves together the lives of several characters, each dealing with their own struggles and moral dilemmas, in a narrative that explores themes of violence, faith, and redemption.

    Author

    Donald Ray Pollock is an American author known for his vivid storytelling and ability to capture the gritty essence of rural America. Before becoming a writer, Pollock worked in a paper mill for over three decades, an experience that deeply influenced his writing style and the themes he explores in his work.

    Book vs. Film

    The film adaptation of The Devil All the Time attempts to stay true to the novel's complex narrative and dark tone. Directed by Antonio Campos, the movie captures the essence of Pollock's storytelling, though some details and subplots are altered or condensed to fit the cinematic format. The film's portrayal of the characters and their intertwined fates reflects the novel's exploration of the human condition, making it a faithful adaptation in terms of mood and thematic depth.

    Production

    Production for The Devil All the Time was announced in September 2018, with Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Chris Evans and Mia Wasikowska in talks to star. Antonio Campos was set to write and direct the film, with Jake Gyllenhaal serving as producer. In January 2019, Bill Skarsgård and Eliza Scanlen joined the cast, and Netflix was set to distribute the film. Sebastian Stan was cast to replace Evans, after scheduling conflicts caused him to drop out and personally recommended Stan for the role. Additionally, Jason Clarke, Riley Keough and Haley Bennett were announced as part of the cast, and in March 2019, Harry Melling also joined. Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans composed the film's score.

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    Vanity Fair September 16, 2020

    Most of The Devil All the Time is classist cruelty… Intricately crafted as it is, Campos’s film is downright simple. It’s sloppy pulp p...

    America Magazine September 17, 2020

    If you’re attracted by the idea of a film that probes the hair’s breadth between the ritual and the spiritual, the devotional and...

    New York Times September 16, 2020

    There is little sense that the people in this world do anything but suffer or cause others to suffer in between working, church going and occasiona...

    Chicago Sun-Times September 11, 2020

    Once all the pieces are in place and we see the big picture, we’re left with admiration for director/co-writer Antonio Campos' ability to wea...

    Entertainment Weekly September 11, 2020

    [Campos'] greatest feat may be that he was able to wrangle a story as ripe and unwieldy as Devil… toeing a tricky line between art-house atmos...

    New York Post September 17, 2020

    Holland, who has been so refreshing as Spider-Man, gets his first opportunity to prove he can act without the help of $150 million of webs and...

    Empire Magazine September 11, 2020

    A mixed bag of bones and bodies, whose Southern Gothic atmosphere and superb performances – from Holland especially – are let down by the...

    RogerEbert.com September 16, 2020

    Give me a movie that bites off more than it can chew any time over one that doesn’t bite at all.

    film.avclub.com September 15, 2020

    [W]hat’s haunting about The Devil All The Time-and, ultimately even a little hopeful-is this idea that there’s a world beyond this...

    Slant Magazine September 14, 2020

    The one form of suspense that The Devil All the Time authentically generates is curiosity as to what its general point might be.

    Bloody Disgusting September 11, 2020

    It is a hard-boiled, blood-soaked story full of unsettled mood and unrelenting dread, with an impressive cast. That the runtime zips by and le...

    The Guardian September 13, 2020

    Campos takes another significant step up with this sprawling, sinewy epic, broodingly shot on 35mm by versatile cinematographer Lol Crawley with su...

    Wall Street Journal September 17, 2020

    Mr. Campos and his superb cast confer such authority on the whole thing that there’s no choice but to follow the film’s three time-hopp...

    indieWire September 11, 2020

    A violent but soulless meditation on faith taken to harrowing extremes, "The Devil All the Time" hurtles toward a constantly-hinted-at awful e...

    Polygon September 17, 2020

    For a while, Antonio Campos' The Devil All the Time casts an effective spell… But the longer the film wears on, the thinner that spell becomes.

    Irish Times September 23, 2020

    Don’t come for sociology. Come for top actors enjoying a weekend off the leash.

    Globe and Mail September 18, 2020

    Best to bury this Devil in an unmarked grave.

    Chicago Reader October 7, 2020

    There are instances of heart and significance scattered throughout the film, but it too often gives into its wandering nature and stops itself from...

    Los Angeles Times September 16, 2020

    You can reject the conclusions of Campos' movie, particularly its unrelenting pileup of dead bodies, and still take pleasure in its atmospheric sur...

    Chicago Tribune September 11, 2020

    It’s worth seeing for an intriguingly cast ensemble, authenticating the milieu as much as possible.

    San Jose Mercury News September 17, 2020

    Campos has made a shattering portrait of religion and violence, a knotty, expressive work that bores deep into the soul of America.

    theplaylist.net September 11, 2020

    Like so many characters in this glum, shaggy ramble of a film, director Antonio Campos gets lost in the woods.

    ReelViews September 23, 2020

    Engrossing but conventional – a well-told story whose evocative setting and vivid performances combine to produce a grim and lurid tableau.

    scpr.org September 19, 2020

    The characters are paper-thin, the plot is super predictable, and despite its star-studded cast… only Robert Pattinson seems like he’s having...

    Newsday September 21, 2020

    To watch it is to suffer right along with its miserable characters, desperate for some ray of hope or sunshine to peek through the heavy portents o...

    Rolling Stone October 23, 2020

    The Devil All the Time has the pretensions of a mythopoetic story that’s chipping away at a community’s dark underbelly. But here the m...

    Mashable October 2, 2020

    There’s only so much you can take of an actor loudly cursing at the skies before it tips over from tragic to hilarious, particularly when he...

    Independent September 25, 2020

    When The Devil All the Time does plunge into the moral abyss, it’s intoxicating – if only it did it more often.

    CNN.com September 17, 2020

    The casting alone should spur interest in The Devil All the Time, but can’t make the movie feel like less of a slog.

    TIME Magazine September 17, 2020

    Watching it is like spending two hours and change on a hard church pew, with nothing to show but a few splinters. Deliver us from evil-pl...

    Financial Times September 16, 2020

    These characters aren’t circus acts – just desperate messes, only human like the rest of us. Amid the American guignol, Campos finds act...

    The Guardian September 16, 2020

    There is something weirdly pointless about it all, and there is a kind of tonal gap where, in another kind of film, the humour might go ...

    Daily Telegraph November 22, 2020

    Fiendishly gripping…

    ABC Radio (Australia) September 23, 2020

    An enthralling and often disturbing exposé of the dark side of a period of history we see far too often sanitised for easy consumption.

    Vulture September 19, 2020

    We never really get to know any of these characters aside from their villainy and/or victimhood. They’re paper fish in a cardboard barrel.

    Variety September 11, 2020

    Campos has such reverence for the novel that he has illustrated it more than he’s dramatized it.

    Hollywood Reporter September 11, 2020

    Though its structure doesn’t always work to maximum effect, the grim picture gets more involving as it goes and benefits from a hell of ...

    Little White Lies September 11, 2020

    You’re better off sticking to the novel.

    Times (UK) September 12, 2020

    The results, alas, although thematically consistent (God + Americans=mass psychosis), tend to be tawdry, repetitive and unmistakably shallow.

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    Quotes

    There’s a lot of no-good sons of bitches out there.

    Some people were born just so they could be buried.

    You ever think about how we ended up orphans living in the same house?

    It seemed to me that God had his own reasons for creating such misery.

    You got time for a sinner?

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    Watched

    A complex plot with an excellent cast, but in such a way that the names are not too famous. Completely different stories that eventually combine into one storyline.

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    The story is simple, but due to good characters and actors, it is quite interesting to watch its development. There are not enough stars from the sky, but among other representatives of the genre – quite a worthy picture that deserves attention, albeit for one time.

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    Blackberry American style. I was sure that I would like the film more, but in the end I didn’t even quite understand what the authors wanted to say. There are only freaks around, piss them all? Even as an atheist, it was embarrassing for me to look at Pattinson’s antics. How could this miracle inspire confidence in someone?

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    Watched

    I fully support the anti-religious views of the screenwriter. A good thriller about fanatics and turned religion. The beginning is slow, but with the advent of Holland, the cinema blossoms. He and the rest of the actors played cool, juicy accents.

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    A viscous American southern gothic with a Balabanov aftertaste. A slowly drawn-out whirlwind of difficult fates, which are most often followed by death. Everyone gets what they deserve. Well, you may not believe in God, the main thing is that he believes in you.

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    Watched

    Atmospheric, slow, boring, violent and religious movie with a beautiful ending.

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    Religion, and faith, and the priest are the scenery here … It is simply God’s Providence shown, and the thriller is one time.

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    In my humble opinion, given the pandemic and the lack of quality content, this is the best film of the year so far.

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    There are a couple of good moments, that’s all. Two and a half hours dragged on very slowly and made me sleepy. The idea is about nothing, I don’t understand those who compare it with Tarantino, but I have seen such comparisons in many places. In short, it turned out to be a very boring movie, but Spiderman did a good job.

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    Watched

    A strange film about strange people from the outback. Cool cast, solitaire develops, but style is not enough.

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    Watched

    thought-provoking and well-executed film that explores themes of faith, morality, and violence. It explored the darkest sides of humanity and how people can be capable of doing terrible things in the name of love of righteousness. Gritty atmosphere. Tarantino in another dimension

    Watched

    The lives of several people are bizarrely intertwined and overgrown with disgusting details. And American rednecks, who, as best they can, are looking for their God, but find only the Devil. Everything is hopeless when a shotgun is your best friend. Many will die, but in the end, they had no complaints against God.

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    Watched

    Small-town squabbles, religious fanaticism, scoundrels from the main road and other Satanism of various stripes in the setting of the provincial south, which adds up to a delightful kaleidoscope of stories about the life of small people, each of whom has his own understanding of Christian values.

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    Leonid Kanevsky should have been called for the voice-over. It would have been a perfect episode about the American outback, where people’s hearts are entwined with sin. It is possible to break out of the spiral of violence, but the hero has no choice. This is the path.

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    Good movie. Very well shows how a fanatical passion for something can lead to terrible events. About how, in essence, the devil is always here, in people. I recommend watching it. Interesting movie!

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    A film that claims to be the best "pure" thriller of the year. Just do not forget that we have a covid year.

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    The film shows an interesting interweaving of events. The movie itself is calm and measured. It was nice to see familiar actors, maybe some in slightly unfamiliar roles. I must admit they all played well. The movie may seem boring, but it’s not at all.

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    A strange film where everyone eventually gets what they deserve … At first I even wanted to turn it off, but then I watched it to the end

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    Double feelings. On the one hand, the whole drama of a provincial devout town, where everyone is relatives to each other. On the other hand, the slow pace and the actors seem to be out of place. The preacher from Patinson is completely ridiculous.

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    But Harry Melling (the one who is Dudley from GP) pleasantly surprised with his small but very colorful role. Well, Bill, Bill is always wonderful.

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    Watched

    The film is good, with philosophical overtones and excellent acting. Although it is also difficult to call it bombing, it simply stands out favorably among the mass of garbage.

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    I liked both the psychologism and the general atmosphere of hopelessness and gloom. Fertile ground is shown for the obsession with blind faith, which, in turn, pushes people into endless cycles of violence. Strong images, strong game (especially Pattinson impressed).

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    A cool film, one of the best in 2020. Reveals the true essence of the outback and the so-called "believers" – fanatics who cover up their terrible deeds and justify with faith. Good anti-religious movie…

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    Watched

    I expected the worst, because it’s Netflix, but I got a very worthy pastime, as well as an amazing game of actors, where everyone gave it their all, and where I discovered familiar faces in a new way. Pleasantly surprised! The movie is not childish at all and some scenes are terribly realistic.

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    Watched

    A multifaceted film that lacked a semantic load. Well, yes, blackly, well, yes, fanatics. And all?

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