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Deliver Us From Evil (2006) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Deliver Us From Evil (2006) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:3.3559
Avg Critic Score:3.4522

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Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer) Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Most powerfully, Berg also films a number of O'Grady's victims as they recount their trauma and, in some cases, loss of faith. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder) Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Without question, the two most powerful, most gut wrenching - not to mention most important - documentaries of the year have been "Jesus Camp" and "Deliver Us From Evil." Both about the church, both about children, both about the ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the Movies Christian Spotlight on the Movies
While not a theatrical movie with a contrived plotline and happily-ever-after conclusion, no viewer will be less than attentively rapt for the duration of Deliver Us From Evil. Much like witnessing a train wreck or freeway pile-up, it is hard to turn ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly
The central figure in Deliver Us From Evil, Amy Berg's brilliant and psychologically transfixing documentary about child sex abuse within the Catholic Church, is Father Oliver O'Grady, a convicted pedophile who served seven years in jail and now roams fre ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (M. E. Russell) Portland Oregonian (M. E. Russell)
As a study of a predator, "Evil" is fascinating and enraging. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Portland Oregonian (M. E. Russell)

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Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider) The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
There are two villains in "Deliver Us from Evil," an enraging documentary about sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. One, of course, is Father Oliver O'Grady, the saintly looking old Irish priest who molested dozens, perhaps hundreds, of children ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine) KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Evil. That's one big four-letter word. But here's a remarkable film that takes a peek into the heart of it. And the view shakes us right down to our boots. Deliver Us From Evil is an electrifyingly troubling documentary about the victims of child ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey) Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Courageous, shattering and exceptional documentary. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Bill White) Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Bill White)
A heartbreaking look at broken trust. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Bill White)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek) One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The disastrous effect of the tolerance of clerical pedophiles by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church is made abundantly clear in this accusatory documentary by Amy Berg, which studies a single case as a horrifying example of the problem--that of Father ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin) eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
O’Grady, however, is only one perpetrator among dozens, perhaps hundreds of Catholic clergy, who sexually abused the children in their charge. Concerned about the potential for debilitating lawsuits, the Catholic Church decided that covering up ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski) efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
The film centers on Father Oliver O’Grady, a former priest in the Catholic Church in California whose merry grin and lilting Irish accent makes him seem like the perfect Central Casting image of what such a person should look and sound like. However, ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Mike Russell) Oregonian (Mike Russell)
A compelling piece of journalism arguing O'Grady is one of hundreds of 'sexualized' priests shielded by an absolute bureaucracy that's been corrupted absolutely. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Oregonian (Mike Russell)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com Reel.com
It is a scandal that has roiled the Roman Catholic community: pedophile priests using their positions of authority as cover to molest children they were supposed to be ministering to. The crimes themselves were horrifying enough, but the pain of the ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Reel.com
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols) Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
What makes this film so worthy is the understanding it gives us both of the wolf in sheep's clothing and of the betrayal of trust. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell) Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Devastating. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress) eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
SCREENED AT THE 2006 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Eleven years of Catholic schooling. Four of them spent as an altar boy. Zero experiences with inappropriate touching even during the Junior year retreat to a commune in the woods where we were ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Exclaim! Exclaim!
As victims are interviewed and depositions of higher-ups are offered as evidence, the inescapable truth is that the Catholic elite are more interested in careerism and protection of their authority than actually reaching out to their violated ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Exclaim!
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning News The Dallas Morning News
The Catholic Church's pedophile priest scandal is examined with barely controlled outrage and persuasively obsessive research in Deliver Us From Evil. But at the center of this anguished cry of a documentary is a character of remarkable serenity. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at The Dallas Morning News
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy) Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
[Amy] Berg has crafted a disturbing and well-made documentary that sheds additional light on this continuously unfolding scandal. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein) Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Deals with emotionally charged material, so it should surprise no one that it includes one of the most wrenching moments ever captured on film. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford) Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Japanese American Bob Jyono was so enamored of the Irish Marie, he converted to Catholicism in order to marry her. When they moved to California, the became very friendly with local parish priest Father Oliver O'Grady, who was Irish like Marie. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens) Slate (Dana Stevens)
Not one of your pass-the-popcorn date movies. It's a howl of rage. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott) The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Neither sensationalistic nor sentimental, Ms. Berg’s film is clear-sighted, tough-minded and devastating, a portrait of individual criminality and institutional indifference, a study in the betrayal of trust and the irresponsibility of authority. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews) New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Amy Berg's riveting documentary, tracks O'Grady's predatory trail from San Andreas, Calif., to Ireland, where he is now living on a church pension that was apparently meant to buy his silence. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips) Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Deliver Us From Evil has a few things wrong with it, including an egregious musical score, but without resorting to sucker punches, it takes your breath away while making your skin crawl. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr) Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
It isn't often you get to meet the devil in all his glory, but here he is in Deliver Us From Evil, and his name is Father Oliver O'Grady. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick) New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
This superb documentary about the Catholic Church's worst pedophile scandal is in many ways far scarier than any fiction. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox) TV Guide (Ken Fox)
The most infuriating revelation in Amy Berg's powerful documentary is the lengths to which current Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahoney and other church officials went to protect Father O'Grady and themselves, even though it meant knowingly delivering ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig) USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Deliver Us From Evil is so horrifying it makes "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" look like a walk in the park. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With Deliver Us from Evil, Berg has been uncompromising in the picture she paints. She pulls no punches and makes no apologies. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Stephen Cole) The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Stephen Cole)
Another angry, searching document about pedophile priests, Deliver Us from Evil makes for unexpectedly gripping drama. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Stephen Cole)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Gene Seymour) Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Berg, a veteran of both CBS News and CNN, carefully and calmly assembles a devastating case against church officials' mendacity. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer) Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
The wrenching documentary Deliver Us From Evil explores the mind of a pedophile as it accuses the Catholic Church of failing to protect children. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long) Detroit News (Tom Long)
What truly sets Deliver Us from Evil apart from other documentaries is interviews with the monster himself. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles CityBeat (Andy Klein) Los Angeles CityBeat (Andy Klein)
...a riveting, horrifying documentary... ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Los Angeles CityBeat (Andy Klein)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell) Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
A stunning indictment of institutional betrayal. It plays like a Catholic Watergate, going right to the top with hard evidence that stuns, dismays and sickens. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)) St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Whatever name you want to call O'Grady, he is fascinating and frightening. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for commonsensemedia.org (Cynthia Fuchs) commonsensemedia.org (Cynthia Fuchs)
O'Grady's ongoing inability to comprehend what he's done or even what happened to him underscores the film's most terrible truth: The cycle of abuse is ongoing. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at commonsensemedia.org (Cynthia Fuchs)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott) San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
The movie is a litany of victims and a chilling indictment. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry) Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry)
"Deliver Us From Evil" will understandably provoke outrage in some viewers, while others will simply have their anger trumped by sorrow. By its very nature, this documentary -- fair or not -- has little choice but to be viewed as an attack on the ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for eye WEEKLY eye WEEKLY
Amy Berg's blood-boiling documentary unravels the deeply distressing saga of Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who cut a nightmarish swath of sexual abuse through California in the 1970s and early 80s. O'Grady, who currently resides in Ireland, agreed ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at eye WEEKLY
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (Kim Voynar) Cinematical (Kim Voynar)
A child being sexually molested by a trusted adult is bad enough; when the molester is the Catholic priest from the parish the child has grown up with, the horror is magnified that much more. Not only is there all the usual shattering of trust and ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Cinematical (Kim Voynar)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies Jam! Movies
After the Boston clergy scandals of 2002, you'd think there was nothing else to know about pedophile priests and corruption in the Catholic Church. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Jam! Movies
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
O'Grady, who used his position as a church leader to rape and sodomize children for 20 years, even entertains the possibility that he'll be forgiven, though the victims interviewed in the film make it clear there's no possibility of that. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at The Arizona Republic
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio) Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!!! Well, I do. Their modern descendent, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, will probably make a statement denouncing the Jewish journalist who made this film, they do it with everything else, ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson) Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
A documentary with the power to affect even the most jaded of moviegoers. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert) Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
No report I have seen takes us so disturbingly inside the mind of the abuser as Amy Berg's Deliver Us From Evil . ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa) Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Devastating ... Heaven only knows why Deliver Us from Evil is only playing at a handful of theaters around the country. For one of the most important films of the year, it's shocking to discover that there's no room at the inn. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.net Comingsoon.net
Breaking down the walls of the Catholic Church to reveal one of its darkest secrets, "Deliver Us From Evil" is one of the most shocking and disturbing films this year, and yet, it's hard to rave about a movie that makes you so angry. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Comingsoon.net
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal) Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Some films make you think, some make you cry, and others make you cringe. "Deliver Us From Evil," which catalogs the destruction caused by a child-molesting Catholic priest, inspires all three reactions. ...read the complete Deliver Us From Evil movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
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