The Rapture (1991 film)

The Rapture
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Tolkin
Written byMichael Tolkin
Produced byKaren Koch
Nancy Tenenbaum
Nick Wechsler
Starring
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
Edited bySuzanne Fenn
Music byThomas Newman
Production
companies
New Line Cinema
Electric Pictures
Distributed byFine Line Features
Release dates
  • September 6, 1991 (1991-09-06) (TIFF)
  • September 30, 1991 (1991-09-30) (NYFF)
  • October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[2]
Box office$1.3 million[3]

The Rapture is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Michael Tolkin. It stars Mimi Rogers as a woman who converts from a swinger to a born-again Christian after learning that a true Rapture is upon the world.[4]

The low-budget film was a box office disappointment while critical reception was generally positive, with Rogers' performance praised as perhaps the best of her career.

  1. ^ "THE RAPTURE (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 1992-04-15. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ^ Her Salvation? : Mimi Rogers has taken a chance with a role in a movie about faith and sin. The question: Will 'The Rapture' redeem a career bedeviled by typecasting? Los Angeles Times. 6 October 1991
  3. ^ "The Rapture (1991)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ Uhlich, Keith (9 November 2004). "Review: The Rapture". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2004.