5 Movies Directed by Scott Derrickson

Hellraiser: Inferno

Hellraiser: Inferno

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-10-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (9931 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Clive Barker (characters)

Paul Harris Boardman

Scott Derrickson

Fullplot:

A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-09

Languages:

English, Syriac, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (87993 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Harris Boardman

Scott Derrickson

Fullplot:

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-12-12

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (132246 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

David Scarpa (screenplay)

Edmund H. North

Fullplot:

Dr. Helen Benson is summoned to a military facility with several other scientists when an alien spacecraft of sorts arrives in New York City. Aboard is a human-like alien and a giant robot of immense size and power. The alien identifies himself as Klaatu and says he has come to save the Earth. The US military and political authorities see him as a threat however and decide to use so-called intensive interrogation techniques on him but Dr. Benson decides to facilitate his escape. When she learns exactly what he means when he says he is there to save the Earth, she tries to convince him to change his intentions.

Sinister

Sinister

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-10-12

Languages:

English, Portuguese, French, Breton

Countries:

USA, Canada, UK

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (133210 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Scott Derrickson

C. Robert Cargill

Fullplot:

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt moves himself and his family into a house where a horrific crime took place earlier, but his family doesn't know. He begins researching the crime so that he can write a new book about it to help his flailing career. He uses some "snuff" film footage he finds in the house to help him in his research, but he soon finds more than he bargained for. There is a figure in each of the films but who or what is it? As a result, his family start to suffer (as does he) and things take a turn for the worse. Will they survive?

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-07-02

Languages:

English, Spanish, Latin, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (47365 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Scott Derrickson (screenplay)

Paul Harris Boardman (screenplay)

Ralph Sarchie (book)

Lisa Collier Cool (book)

Fullplot:

In DELIVER US FROM EVIL, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city. Based upon the book, which details Sarchie's bone-chilling real-life cases.

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