The Deliverance

The Deliverance follows Ebony Jackson, a single mother hoping to leave her troubles behind by relocating her family to a new home in Pittsburgh. The move is meant to be a fresh start for Ebony, her three children and her own mother, but unsettling events in the house soon draw the attention of Child Protective Services. As suspicion falls on Ebony and the household threatens to come apart, she becomes convinced that something malevolent shares the home with them. Her attempts to seek help from neighbours and her church community meet with doubt rather than support.

Lee Daniels directed the film, his sixth feature after Shadowboxer, Precious, The Paperboy, The Butler and The United States vs. Billie Holiday. The screenplay is by Elijah Bynum and David Coggeshall, and Daniels produced alongside Jackson Nguyen and Todd Crites. Andra Day leads the cast as Ebony, with Glenn Close as Alberta Jackson, Demi Singleton, Caleb McLaughlin and Anthony B. Jenkins as the children, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Rev Bernice James. The production involved 28 credited cast members and 76 credited crew.

Released in August 2024 and running 111 minutes, the horror thriller drew far more attention from audiences than from reviewers. Its film critics' rating sits at 4.8 out of 10 from 86 reviews, while users on IMDb rate it 5.1 from roughly 25,000 votes and those on TMDB give it 6 out of 10 from a much smaller base of 593 votes, a mild audience response overall.