God Told Me To
1976 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 5.8 · 67% critics
A New York detective investigates a wave of shocking killings by ordinary people who all give the same reason: they were told to do it by God. What begins as a gritty crime mystery gradually turns into a darker, stranger mix of religious dread, paranoia, and surreal horror.
Also known as Demon
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-10-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (158 votes)
- Budget
- $300,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy 1970s urban horror with a detective angle, strange religious paranoia, and cult-movie weirdness in the vein of Alice, Sweet Alice; Not for you if you want tidy answers or a straightforward thriller.
Pros: gripping premise; gritty New York mood; bold genre mix | Cons: gets confusing; uneven second half; bizarre tonal shifts
Themes
- new york city
- detective
Cast & crew
Tony Lo Bianco
as Peter J. Nicholas
Deborah Raffin
as Casey Forster
Sandy Dennis
as Martha Nicholas
Sylvia Sidney
as Elizabeth Mullin
Sam Levene
as Everett Lukas
Robert Drivas
as David Morten
Mike Kellin
as Deputy Commissioner
Richard Lynch
as Bernard Phillips
Sammy Williams
as Harold Gorman
- JC
Jo Flores Chase
as Mrs. Gorman
Directed by Larry Cohen