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Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen Prochnow, Manny Jacobs, Peter Friedman ... see more see more... , John Heard , Akosua Busia , John Taylor , Arnold Johnson , Leo Cimino , Lee Garlington , Richard Devon , Patricia Allison , Haney W. Baisl , Ian Buchanan , Darwyn Carson , Glynn Edwards , Robert Herron , Michael Laskin , Adam Nelson , Blanche Rubin , Dick Spangler , Hugo L. Stanger , John Walcutt , Gary Epper , John Sherrod , Dorothy Sinclair , Fredric Arnold , Harry Bartron , Dale Butcher , Hank Calia , Christiane Carman , Rabbi Baruch Cohon , Larry Eisenberg , Irene Fernicola , Jane Frances , Robin Groth , Lisa Hestrin , Rabbi William Kramer , Mariko Tse , Joe Mays , Kathryn Miller , Yuri Ogawa , J.N. Roberts , Sonny Santiago , Karen Shaver , Cornelia Whitcomb , Pennie Du Pont , David L. King

This horror thriller is based upon the final chapter of the Bible and centers upon Abby Quinn, a pregnant woman living in Venice, California who leases her garage apartment to mysterious David, who se... read more read more...ems to be trying to claim the soul and the life of her unborn child. Little does she knows that he is Christ incarnate and has come to open each of the seven seals and release upon the wicked world the prophesied disasters. He has already broken six seals and now with Abby's baby prepares to break the seventh. Meanwhile, David is stalked by the mysterious Father Lucci who has more than a passing interest in Apocalyptic prophesies. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Carl Schultz

Release Date: April 1, 1988

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DVD Release Date: October 13, 1998

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  • blkbomb
    October 9, 2011
    blkbomb
    David Bannon: Remember it all, write it down, tell it; so people will use the chance she has given them. 

    "An ancient evil has been awakened and there is nothing you can do to stop it... except pray"

    The Seventh Sign is a horrible and dumb religious based thriller. It is kind o... read moref packaged as a horror film, but there is nothing about it that is scary or seems to try to be scary. The scariest thing about it is the bad performance from Demi Moore and the garbage dialogue you have to sit through. I thought, at the least, this would be a fairly interesting movie. It's about the apocalypse and takes its plot directly from the Bible; obviously it takes some liberties, but it should still be interesting. But no, it is just an awful, awful movie. 

    Demi Moore plays an expectant mother who has already lost one baby during pregnancy in the past and she isn't about to lose another one. Then a weird guy moves into their garage and she starts getting very suspicious of him. Then a bunch of crazy end of the world shit starts happening and I could not have been less interested. 

    This movie doesn't seem to really try to do anything that could relatively be called interesting. It's all so dull; from the performances to the dialogue to the characters. The 90 minute run time felt like 190 minutes. This movie really isn't worth a look. Don't let the plot description lure you in because the plot description is the best thing about it.
  • moonrivers
    May 23, 2011
    moonrivers
    Could Demi Moore's coming childbirth have something to do with the coming apocalypse? The signs seem to point to just that ... all seven of 'em! Not bad exactly, but not exactly good either.
  • puffchunk
    February 22, 2008
    puffchunk
    Oh man this was terrible. God sure goes through a lot of trouble to end the world for demi moore to just painlessly give her life to her baby to save mankind. For no reason the 'Guf' becomes magically full again, and that's that. It started with potential and by the end it fel... read moret like the filmmakers had to end it and make it a happy ending when it really shouldn't have.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    August 2, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    Spooky things happen on the way to the apocalypse. There's an eerieness throughout in this well-crafted thriller.
  • superclerk25
    February 6, 2007
    superclerk25
    Weird movie.
  • hypathio7
    December 16, 2008
    hypathio7
    The priest character who seems to want to help at the beginning is not really a priest. He is a Roman centurion who has lived since the time of Christ and wants the world to end so his life can finally end. Jurgen Prochnow who plays a creepy wanderer at the beginning who seems ... read moreto be bringing destruction all across the world is really Jesus Christ who has quietly come back to bring God's judgment on the world. Demi Moore and her husband character are having a baby and she begins to fear her baby will be the seventh sign, born without a soul and the final sign of the end of the earth. She enlists the help of a nerdy Jewish kid to translate some Hebrew manuscripts and then later to research some passages in the Bible as she struggles to prevent armagedeon. The point of this movie, the lesson, is that the first thing Demi can do to prevent the end of the world is stop the death sentence from being carried out on a mentally challenged young man who murdered his parents because he believed it was God's will. Because if the Bible is true and the end of the world will come as scripture says it will, then people who kill in the name of God are of course doing the right thing and shouldn't be punished. Then when stopping that fails and it looks like Demi's baby will be born dead, the final message is that she realizes she must sacrifice her own life so that her baby can have life, souls will be replenished in heaven, and therefore the world can go on.
  • qtmemoe
    June 27, 2009
    qtmemoe
    Don't like Demi Moore much and she is 95% of the film. . .
  • trisarahtops22
    September 29, 2007
    trisarahtops22
    I love films that question and confront religion - this one is very interesting.
  • ileo
    March 29, 2007
    ileo
    A favorite.
  • wadecampbell
    April 22, 2011
    wadecampbell
    Look, don't compare this movie with those referenced by the so called critics such as the Omen and the Exorcist. Those are horror films, this is not. These so called experts can't even get the genre correct. This is a suspense film. Those who hated it didn't understand it, they d... read moreidn't get the big picture. It is not a movie to make direct references to Bible specifics or issue a sermon. It is a movie however to make you think based on perception, values, and some theology. The end will come one day and it's not up to any of us to conclude how or when. There will however, be signs as told in the Bible, some of which were indeed referrenced accurately in this film, contrary to many of the ignorant reviews posted against this movie. This is a movie people, but the purpose of a good movie is to enhance our perceptions, open our minds, and enlighten our senses. For those reasons this movie is a triumph.

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Critic Reviews

Kevin Carr
August 12, 2005
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

Stinky brat pack crap.

Victoria Alexander
February 3, 2004
Victoria Alexander, FilmsInReview.com

Demi, this is why I don't miss you.

Ken Hanke
January 9, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Pretty funny, but I don't think that was the idea.

Clint Morris
September 17, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Lacklustre chiller

Dennis Schwartz
January 1, 2000
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The film's moral message that the world can be saved with hope, seemed like just so much mush. Full Review

Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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Frank Swietek
March 30, 2007
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion

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Chuck O'Leary
October 10, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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