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The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025

The 2025 film, The Conjuring: Last Rites, is directed by Michael Chaves and serves as the ninth installment in The Conjuring franchise, intended as an emotional farewell to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The plot centers on the Smurl haunting case from 1986, which sees the couple, played once again by Patrick Wilson (Ed Warren) and Vera Farmiga (Lorraine Warren), come out of semi-retirement following Ed's heart condition. The story begins with a flashback to the Warrens' very first case involving a haunted antique mirror that nearly causes Lorraine to lose their baby, Judy, creating a bookend to their career. Years later, the same cursed mirror reappears, tormenting the Smurl family in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, with loud noises, violent attacks, and an escalating demonic siege led by a powerful demon controlling the spirits of three other entities. The case becomes deeply personal and dangerous for the Warrens as their adult daughter, Judy Warren (Mia Tomlinson), who has inherited her mother's psychic abilities, is drawn into the investigation and targeted by the demon. Ultimately, the Warrens, with the help of Judy and her fiancé Tony Spera (Ben Hardy), confront and destroy the mirror using their faith and Judy's psychic gifts, ensuring a successful end to the Smurl family's torment and the couple's final major case before they retire. Critics gave the film a mixed-to-average reception, with a Rotten Tomatoes score around 55-63% and a Metacritic score of 51, placing it in the middle tier of the main Conjuring entries; reviewers often praised the phenomenal performances of Wilson and Farmiga and the emotional, heartfelt sense of closure provided to the Warrens' story, but criticized the film's predictability, uneven pacing, and a perceived lack of the sheer terror found in earlier installments. However, despite the modest critical reviews, the film was a massive box office hit, securing the biggest global opening for a horror movie ever at $194 million worldwide, and breaking the franchise's opening weekend record, demonstrating the enduring commercial power and loyal fanbase of The Conjuring universe.Following its theatrical run, the film became available for digital streaming on platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV for rent or purchase. Read More

• 2025
• 2 h : 15 min
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