The Crucifixion(2017)
2017 · Xavier Gens · 90 min
When a priest is jailed for the murder of a nun on whom he was performing an exorcism, an investigative journalist strives to determine whether he in fact murdered a mentally ill person, or if he lost the battle with a demonic presence.
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
5.7547 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How The Crucifixion scares
It opens like a slow investigative mystery, with a reporter digging into a strange death, before shifting gears into a more conventional exorcism horror movie packed with jolts and shrieking demonic imagery. The back half leans hard on sudden scares, flickering lights, and distorted voices rather than the quiet dread of the setup. There's some physical nastiness tied to the exorcism scenes, but it's mostly about mood and shock rather than gore. This fits viewers who like priest-versus-demon horror and don't mind a mystery framework that gets abandoned for genre scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Crucifixion rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building investigative drama that gradually tightens into escalating dread before a punishing, intense final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is The Crucifixion?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Crucifixion rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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