Deadly Blessing
1981 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 5.6 · 45% critics
After a man dies in a suspicious farm accident, his widow is left isolated beside a strict religious community that distrusts outsiders. As unsettling events pile up and friends arrive to support her, fear grows that whoever is responsible may strike again.
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-08-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (202 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy old-school horror with cult paranoia, creeping tension, and a rural setting, especially if Alice, Sweet Alice worked for you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or tidy answers.
Pros: eerie rural atmosphere; strong female friendships; memorable scares | Cons: slow pacing; uneven story turns; divisive ending
Themes
- farm
- sheriff
- widow
- tractor
- supernatural
- amish
- murder
- slasher
- occult
- sect
- voyeur
- incubus
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award · 1982 · nominated
Cast & crew
Maren Jensen
as Martha
Sharon Stone
as Lana
Susan Buckner
as Vicky
Jeff East
as John Schmidt
Colleen Riley
as Melissa
Douglas Barr
as Jim
Lisa Hartman
as Faith
Lois Nettleton
as Louisa
Ernest Borgnine
as Isaiah
Michael Berryman
as William Gluntz
Directed by Wes Craven