Nefarious (film)

Nefarious
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Cary Solomon
  • Chuck Konzelman
Written by
  • Cary Solomon
  • Chuck Konzelman
Based onA Nefarious Plot
by Steve Deace
Produced by
  • Sheila Hart
  • Chuck Konzelman
  • Cary Solomon
  • Chris Jones
Starring
CinematographyJason Head
Edited byBrian Jeremiah Smith
Music byBryan E. Miller
Production
company
Believe Entertainment
Distributed bySoli Deo Gloria Releasing
Release date
  • April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]
Box office$5.8 million[2]

Nefarious is a 2023 American independent Christian horror-thriller film written and directed by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, based on Steve Deace's 2016 novel A Nefarious Plot. It stars Jordan Belfi as a psychiatrist who must determine if a convicted death row inmate (Sean Patrick Flanery) is faking his alleged demonic possession. The film was released on April 14, 2023, to mostly negative reviews from critics. The film holds a 96% positive rating from filmgoers and a 33% rotten rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

  1. ^ Alexander, Jim (April 19, 2023). ""It's bull****" Nefarious star Sean Patrick Flanery's Candid Thoughts". Reel Talker. Retrieved June 23, 2024. This is a small, tiny, independent film that we made it for 1/6th of the budget that we made Boondock Saints for.
  2. ^ "Nefarious". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nefarious_2023