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Deliver Us from Evil (2006)

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Summary: Moving from one parish to another in Northern California during the 1970s, Father Oliver O'Grady quickly won each congregation's trust and respect. Unbeknownst to them, O'Grady was a dangerously active pedophile that Church hierarchy, aware of his predilection, had harbored for over 30 years, allowing him to abuse countless children. Juxtaposing an extended, deeply unsettling interview with O'Grady himself with the tragic stories of his victims, filmmaker Amy Berg bravely exposes the deep corruption of the Catholic Church and the troubled mind of the man they sheltered. (imdb)
Country: USA
Directed By: Amy Berg
Written By: Amy Berg
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na daisylegs
87
 T9
na Dimentia
85
 T9
This documentary is incredibly tragic. It offers no answers or explanations. It was partly due to the Catholic Church hierarchy's decision to put themselves and their reputation over the safety of children that made me leave the religion altogether. Father O'Grady was a treacherous coward, and the men who protected him are no better. One awful moment showed O'Grady writing his former victims letters in hopes of reconciliation - it shows just how insane the man really is.
na St. Gloede
80
 T6
na screentime
84
 T10
na anonconmatt
60
 T7
na SlantMag
30
 T8
"Deliver Us From Evil proceeds with a sober clarity that lends credence to its devastating case." - Nick Schager
na okyanusta
96
 T10
the church, the corporations, the governments the.. don't bother to fight them in court. film them, expose them.
na jhmee8
64
 T3
na Gide0n
94
 T10
na JEbel72
90
 T7
na bood
65
 T4
na glumpy_99
83
 T5
na elmakebabi
77
 T8
na DancingP
81
 T9
na Swoon
70
 T9
na Warren
85
 T7
na Astrophizz
90
 T9
na Maxx2029
80
 T6
na gam01
76
 T7
na Ocelot
84
 T9
Very neat movie. I love how it doesn't take any sides, most likely because it doesn't have to. Just listening to O'Grady describe his molestations is enough to make you hate him. But should he be the one to hate? Probably, but the Church is most certainly not without blame.
na momo000
80
 T6
na Bitch Alert
60
 T6
A startling subject handled well.
na JMBosch
83
 T8
na oread
80
 T9
na exolstice
82
 T7
na Fleshballoon
87
 T8
na jeff_v
77
 T9
na Digger
82
 T7
na Holygrail2
94
 T9
na mikecord
88
 T2
na DavidKahane
93
 T9
With a methodical, thoughtful approach, Berg illustrates the ways in which priest Oliver O'Grady exploited the automatic trust his parishioners gave him, and, more damningly, the craven indifference the church leadership had to confronting the problem in any meaningful way. Berg's portrait of the man is the film's most chilling element as he stares right into the camera, confesses his crimes, acknowledges the damage he's done, and yet betrays no sense of remorse, no fragments of pained empathy.
na Fetsch
76
 T8
na dustin
85
 T9
na InsaneGamer
90
 T10
na Pingy
89
 T7
na luc
72
 T8
na FlixR8r
86
 T10
na lotr23
90
 T10
na IMDb-byvotes
80
 T10
na furious113
80
 T9
na Coheed
70
 T7
na Regehr215
82
 T9
na SunnyOctopus
70
 T7
na Langelund
75
 T8
Almost unbearable to watch, yet impossible to take your eyes away from
na micmac•
64
 T5
na MCR
86
 T10
na zsanford44
90
 T9
na kyle.loomis
8
 T9
na mrblonde_314
75
 T6
Even taking the determinist standpoint doesn't excuse this utterly twisted sick fucker. Hopefully this man gets brutally murdered and whoever carries out this act gets thrown a parade. The audacity of sending those people letters to further haunt and humiliate them was pretty despicable and serves to show how sub-human O'Grady is. The fact that such actions are concealed and unpunished by the church only further proves why organized religion is a dangerous, bullshit scam.
na Demorest
80
 T9
An unmissable treatise on the inevitable abuse of power mandated in arbitrary hierarchies.
na jeffayle
70
 T6
na Riach
79
 T6
na tata
85
 T6
na Oriane
86
 T5
na Lord Moe
87
 T8
A heartbreaking documentary on Oliver O'Grady, a priest who molested hundreds of girls and boys for decades. We get interviews from the victims, as well as from O'Grady himself. Very interesting watch.
na norval_jones
80
 T6
na gtrshow
86
 T5
na schizotoast
90
 T9
na avgcrtckr
74
 T9
na jimmyjazz
83
 T10
na Sense1ess
74
 T8
na jkwall
8
 T9
Its an incredibly tough and interesting subject matter, and an incredibly gruesome case in specific, but the documentary itself is incomplete. Theres no climax. Instead of saying something profound about O'Grady, or Mahoney, or anyone specifically involved in the case they move upwards to attack the church as a hole. That certainly needed to be a part of the film, but it wasn't the end of it. The end needed to be a clear cut end, even if only through testimonials, to the specific case.
na Gordon Cole
86
 T9
na tinysausage
75
 T6
A searing indictment of an utterly corrupt institution, basically a breeding ground for monsters like O'Grady. There are some fascinating insights amongst the harrowing testimony: the church instituted celibacy because then a deceased priest's possessions would pass to the church and not his family. Never mind that turning normal sexual urges into a sin was a terrible idea, just give us the cash...
na dresdres
75
 T7
na Bondo
79
 T7
na variety
90
 T10
na ImJacksName
60
 T5
na AICHEG
80
 T8
na bkam
80
 T8
na friendo55
91
 T10
na BartonFink
8
 T9
na ladymcbeath
80
 T8
Unsettling.
na Meta Critic
86
 T10
na oioio
75
 T6
na NRM01
49
 T3
na fi_chince
72
 T6
The way the story is presented, you can almost forgive the individual priest who committed the child abuse because the larger cover-up by the church is so much more horrifying.
na NathanDarko
80
 T6
na eumaios
79
 T6
na ehrenkm
80
 T7
na rollsroyce
86
 T9
na Mattsdmf
85
 T9
na Red_Falcon_
90
 T10
Amy Berg has created a masterful documentary on the pedophile Priest Oliver O'Grady and how the Church hierarchy covered up his monstrous crimes.Through extensive interviews she conducted with Father O'Grady,the victims and court room testimony she offers up conclusive proof that the Church hierarchy knew what was going on and just shuffled this pedophile around so he could rape and abuse more kids.
na nanki
75
 T4
na CriticalMaus
80
 T6
na BillyShears
90
 T10
Yeesh, priest rapes children, destroys families and is shipped over to Ireland and given money by the Catholic Church. Disgusting. Father Hammerhand didn't give a shit.
na roybenshai
90
 T8
na cosmovonw
78
 T4
na Not-the-One
7
 T6
na tradingair
7
 T6
na cranky
63
 T5
na rant1229
25
 T3
na bertonia
94
 T10
na klanc11
65
 T5
na NRM02
41
 T2
na jonnykungfu
65
 T5
na heapshake
72
 T9
na HalfJapanese
65
 T4
There's no villain so reprehensible as a child molester, and rightly so, but to have the pedo be a respected member of the community as well as a repeat offender lifts him to an entirely new height of evil. DUFE isn't a film for the squeamish thanks to both its subject matter and some of the manipulations of the filmmakers (shooting some scenes, for example, with a playground in the background). A foul little doc that will leave those not already ashamed by the Catholic church speechless.
na silviox
70
 T1
na borges
4
 T6
na lonelypanda
40
 T3
na brandonpcv
65
 T6
na MrBialas
6
 T4
na allisoncm
72
 T8
na texxy
93
 T9
na RNG
9
 T1
na NPerez
86
 T7
na FreakFire
70
 T7
na sengir
84
 T10
na purity
2
 T6
na rsinparis
93
 T6
na LTrent
84
 T8
na bluesoul
88
 T9
na grodrig1
95
 T9
na unclejessie
90
 T5
na filmaffinity
72
 T8
na NoSex
75
 T6
na Antoine
76
 T6
na goran
65
 T6
na geeg23
88
 T8
na asilnemrut
90
 T6
na ZombieBuffet
65
 T7
na muzicaddict
70
 T6
na DBibby
80
 T7
na hoolie
96
 T10
na moeta2
90
 T9
na jonjj7
85
 T10
na doctor7
89
 T10
Allows us a window into the mind of a pedophile and shines light on the blatant disregard for other peoples' suffering at the hands of the Catholic Church. It isn't edited to specifically villianize anyone; it lets everyone speak their piece and allows the viewer to decide. Enraging, terrifying and brilliant documentary.
na IMPERIALIST
90
 T6
A must see... documentary sheds light on how the Catholic church institution allows by tradition and cover up for such "evils" to exist.
na TedDedon
75
 T6
Disgusting and twisted, this movie depicts Oliver O'Grady's career as a child molester going for as young as 9 months old. It's disturbing to see this man out of jail and able to continue. O'Grady says he was also molested as a child and surely that's the root of all the madness but it's disgusting nonetheless. As far as the movie is concerned it's worth watching for sure.
na schnofel
78
 T9
na innergizzard
90
 T10
na weirdyoda
91
 T9
Powerful and disturbing as fuck!
na vertigodk
93
 T10
na DTI
80
 T5
na plotke
90
 T10
na volver
65
 T6
na masoo
98
 T10
The enemy is the institution of the Catholic Church, which is presented as covering up the destruction of children's lives while making a case that in Catholic theology as interpreted by the Church, pedophilia by priests is "just another sin" to be confessed away (behind closed doors, of course).
na hekkon
95
 T10
na BeffinR
90
 T10
na bigloser
37
 T1
na JLCME20
75
 T6
na mr rigard
60
 T6
na caocao
76
 T9
na itschinatown
100
 T10
na imdb
80
 T10
na madisalvador
60
 T5
na filmcricket
82
 T10
na Anselmi86
86
 T9
na raw629
85
 T7
na Jurispathic
6
 T8
na PaulMorel
83
 T8
na pboyle
90
 T9
na tovi
70
 T5
na wayofthegun
85
 T8
na ZombieWoods
90
 T10
na jacobb1313
74
 T7
Sometimes hokey and shoddily edited, but the subjects and subject matter elevate this to a must-see. The doc asks the right questions sometimes (the stunted sexual nature of priests through dogma and training; all sins are made equal, affecting the punishments; the Church forsaking the spiritual and emotional well-being of its parishioners to save face) but never probes as it should. Quote of the Year: "The only time Jesus ever got angry was when He went to church". Synagogue, but still.
na cloak
65
 T7
na negative
2
 T6
na sansrefract
43
 T3
na Chuck
86
 T9
na Eglaia
70
 T7
This guy should die this second..
na LetsGoEatHuh
60
 T8
na Elekoise
68
 T9
na winds
3
 T2
na itvdigital
78
 T8
na lyrradsemaj
75
 T6
na corruptelite
86
 T10
na chiefg
60
 T4
Boring and bland documentary despite the genuinely disturbing subject.
na ted
90
 T10
Extremely powerful. This movie made me cry. And I mean tears rolling down my face, not just tears welling up in my eyes. I think that's the first time I've cried in a couple years. Only problem is that the ending seemed like manufactured melodrama. Especially after all that genuine drama, that kind of ending annoyed me. But this is a must see.
na Veterini
79
 T7
na Raian-kun
95
 T8
na th_mertens
71
 T7
A combination of Jesus Camp and Capturing the Friedmans, but never gets to the level of these two. Too sensational, too blunt. ... Nonetheless provoking, and very disturbing. ... The polluted catholic church (Religious institutions in general) keeps on providing material for these kind of documentaries, but never seem to be changing direction. ... Hypocrisy and human beings, intriguing.
na gork
78
 T7
na LRibeiro
83
 T8
na rettelo
83
 T8
na Gody85
59
 T8
na Kiitoksia
86
 T6
na Etheriel
44
 T5
na maddriver52
84
 T9
na ninjamonkey
86
 T9
na crash
82
 T6
na CaptMal
96
 T8
na kangadoodoo
75
 T9
na Void
3
 T8
na RTomatoes
100
 T10
na salty dog
99
 T10
na mundy767
90
 T10
na givethanks
72
 T8
na CosmicMonkey
88
 T9
na alsolikelife
2
 T6
na cinemabuff
80
 T6
Confrontational and disturbing with emotional stories and blunt confession. Reveals the terrifying truth about child abuse and a culture that attempts to keep it undercover.
na Gelfling1985
77
 T9
na arsonist
90
 T10
Average Tier 7.41 from 194 Rankings rss