Lost Souls

– A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 37 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Lost Souls (2000)

A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers. They think it's his body Satan will occupy. The youngest in the group, a teacher named Maya Larkin, goes to Peter to investigate further and to convince him to believe in the possibility of Evil incarnate. Other signs come to him as he and Maya them take a journey full of strange occurrences, self-discovery, and an ultimate showdown

Lost Souls (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Oct 2000

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Janusz Kaminski

Writer:

Pierce Gardner (story), Betsy Stahl (story), Pierce Gardner (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter, Philip Baker Hall

Plot:

A group of Catholics go to a mental institution to perform exorcism in the murderer George Viznik. Father Lareaux, Deacon John Townsend, Father Frank Pageand the teacher Maya Larkin, who was possessed and exorcised in the past, unsuccessfully try to exorcise the man and Father Lareaux is deeply affected and falls into a coma. Maya brings the Viznik's coded writings and after deciphering it, she concludes that the writer Peter Kelson might be the Antichrist to be incarnated by Satan. She seeks him out but the atheist Peter, who has been raised by his uncle Father James, does not believe in her. But when strange things happen to him, Peter meets Maya and they investigate together the chance to save his soul.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

New Line Cinema

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
8%
Metacritic:
16%