The Ritual

Watch The Ritual (2025) online — a horror-thriller directed by David Midell, starring Dan Stevens and Al Pacino as two priests sent to perform an exorcism neither of them is ready for, with Abigail Cowan as the possessed woman at the center of it.

Father Joseph is running on fading belief. Father Theophilus carries a past he has never properly reckoned with. Put together, they are the best option available — which is not saying much. The possession they face escalates through a series of rites, each one pushing harder against the cracks in their faith. The demon in this film doesn't just want the girl; it wants whoever is in the room with her.

Pacino's casting turns out to be more than stunt — his character carries real dramatic weight and the film leans into it. For a possession story, The Ritual is less interested in spectacle than in what breaks a man who already believes he might be broken. Stream The Ritual (2025) on iFILM.