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The Conjuring: Last Rites

A serviceable franchise capper that leans hard on the chemistry of Ed and Lorraine Warren and the series’ familiar haunted-object mechanics. It delivers a few effective jolts and a sentimental sendoff, but the scares and mythology feel increasingly routine rather than essential.

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Where to watch: Buy

Movie · Horror

Wed · 2h 16m

Director: Michael Chaves

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson

Overview

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Director

Michael Chaves

Cast

Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson

Curator Review

Verdict

A serviceable franchise capper that leans hard on the chemistry of Ed and Lorraine Warren and the series’ familiar haunted-object mechanics. It delivers a few effective jolts and a sentimental sendoff, but the scares and mythology feel increasingly routine rather than essential.

Best for

  • fans of the Conjuring universe
  • viewers who like paranormal-investigation horror
  • audiences who enjoy horror with a strong romantic/family core
  • people looking for a mainstream, not-too-extreme ghost story

Skip if

  • you want genuinely fresh horror ideas
  • you are tired of haunted-house and cursed-object formulas
  • you prefer lean, brutal, or psychologically unsettling horror
  • you have no attachment to the franchise leads

Overview

The Conjuring: Last Rites plays like a farewell tour for the franchise’s most reliable asset: the relationship between Ed and Lorraine Warren. When the movie lets that bond carry the emotional weight, it has an easy, old-school appeal that keeps the familiar demonology from feeling completely stale.

Worth noting

The problem is that the series’ once-potent formula now arrives with a lot of baggage. The scares are competently staged, but the movie often feels like it is revisiting beats the franchise has already worn smooth, with the mythology and haunted-object escalation doing more work than the actual dread.

Bottom line

For viewers still invested in the universe, there is enough polish and enough chemistry to make it watchable. For everyone else, it is likely to land as a decent but disposable chapter: more affectionate than frightening, more final bow than must-see horror event.

Top Letterboxd reviews

thenotoriousjac (3★) · 22044 likes

At this point, Annabelle should be paying rent

timtamtitus (3★) · 17552 likes

with the power of friendship ahh ending

allain♡ · 16141 likes

the power of family is so strong i thought vin diesel is gonna pop out of that spinning mirror 😭😭😭

sarah ✮⋆˙ (3★) · 11540 likes

the baby doll screaming “mommy” is literally me every time i see vera farmiga on the big screen

𝐉 (3★) · 10120 likes

The most diabolical things of all time could be happening, and I'd be crying over the love that Ed and Lorraine share

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Themes

paranormal investigation, haunted objects, demonic possession, marriage and devotion, family as emotional anchor, faith versus evil, legacy and farewell, supernatural horror

Topics

supernatural horror, haunted house, cursed object, demonic, franchise finale, marriage, faith, mainstream horror, jump scares, nostalgic

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