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{{Infobox film
| name = The Church
| image = File:The_Church_Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| director = Dom Frank
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Gia Aaron
* Josh Aaron
* Dom Frank
* Robin Franklin
* Paul Irwin
* Matthew Nadu
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Bill Moseley]]
* [[Ashley C. Williams]]
* [[Lisa Wilcox]]
* Keith Stallworth
* [[Clint Howard]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = Miles Bergsma
| cinematography = Tom Fanelle
| editing = Ed Marx
| studio = Hard Floor Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2018|10|05}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
| writer = Dom Frank
}}
'''''The Church''''' is an American [[horror film]] written and directed by Dom Frank. It stars [[Bill Moseley]], [[Ashley C. Williams]], [[Lisa Wilcox]], Keith Stallwortch, and [[Clint Howard]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.morehorror.com/All-hell-breaks-loose-in-first-teaser-for-The-Church|title=All hell breaks loose in first teaser trailer for 'The Church'|last=Metoyer|first=Seth|date=|website=MoreHorror.com|publisher=|access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dailydead.com/indie-spotlight-109/|title=Indie Spotlight|last=|first=|date=|website=DailyDead|publisher=|access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
== Synopsis ==
The church board and the development team come face to face with a supernatural presence when they agree to sell the church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/90106/worship-horror-church-bill-moseley/|title=Worship Horror at The Church with Bill Moseley|last=Barton|first=Steve|date=February 17, 2015|website=Dread Central|publisher=|access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* [[Bill Moseley]] as Pastor James
* [[Ashley C. Williams]] as Elizabeth Haines
* [[Lisa Wilcox]] as Joan Laurels
* Keith Stallworth as Simon Adu
* [[Clint Howard]] as Alexander James / The Spirit
* [[Vito LoGrasso]] as Adrian Seltzer
* [[Victoria Gates]] as Jennifer Lawson
* Deitra Leak as Melanie Banks
* Holly Zuelle as Veronica Leeks
== Reception ==
Sherilyn Connelly<ref>{{cite web |last1=Connelly |first1=Sherilyn |title=The Church |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/film/the-church-2/ |website=SF Weekly}}</ref> of ''[[SF Weekly]]'' wrote that film is "far from great, but it’s never boring, and that’s good enough for the faithful." In a mixed review for ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Noel Murray<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Noel |title=Review: Though crummy, retro low-budget horror film 'The Church' wears its location well |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-the-church-review-20181004-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref> wrote "There’s an appealing, old-school crumminess to the supernatural thriller “The Church,” the kind of micro-budgeted bad movie that may exist only because the filmmaker had access to a location and wrote a story to accommodate it." Murray then criticized the acting, writing "Frank doesn’t really have the budget — or the cast — to make the horror elements in “The Church” effective. Most of the actors are inexperienced and stiff; whenever they’re supposed to be tormented by the paranormal, the special effects meant to illustrate the hauntings are either nonexistent or cheesy."
In a negative review for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Dennis Harvey criticized the writing, direction, and special effects, stating that "Those limitations could conceivably lend a certain charm if the movie had energy, audacity, and a few good ideas — things present in such even-lower-budgeted Christian screen parables of damnation as Ron Ormond’s 1974 “The Burning Hell.” But Frank’s script is half-baked and his direction lethargic. Much of the highly clunky dialogue is beyond certain cast members’ abilities to smooth over."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=Dennis |title=Film Review: ‘The Church’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-church-review-1202968372/ |website=Variety |accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>
== Release ==
The film received a limited theatrical release in 30 theaters on October 5, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Church |url=https://thechurchmovie.com/get-tickets |website=The Church |accessdate=5 October 2018}}</ref>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.thechurchmovie.com/home-1.html}}
* {{IMDb title|2482856}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|the_church_2018}}
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[[Category:American supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Films set in churches]]
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