Our take
Bury the Devil is rated R. A hospice nurse is trapped overnight with a dementia patient who may be possessed. Dialogue includes heavy profanity during panic, talk of murder and exorcism, and frightening demon imagery. Gore stays relatively restrained for the rating, but the claustrophobic horror tone is intense. Best for older teens and adults who handle supernatural dread, not younger viewers
Uplifting themes
Characters briefly weigh doing the right thing, but survival horror overshadows uplift
Story (may spoil tone)
When a hospice nurse finds herself trapped with a dementia patient, she begins to suspect something else is wrong with the woman, something otherworldly, and must fight to survive the night.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Murder talk, blood references, and kill-or-be-killed panic drive the ov…
Murder talk, blood references, and kill-or-be-killed panic drive the overnight siege
Language Expect frequent f-words and s-words once the nurse realizes something i…
Expect frequent f-words and s-words once the nurse realizes something is wrong
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol No drugs found in this title
No drugs found in this title
Frightening Demon possession, exorcism rites, and claustrophobic hospice dread domi…
Demon possession, exorcism rites, and claustrophobic hospice dread dominate the tone
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Blood references and kill-or-be-killed panic during the overnight siege…
Blood references and kill-or-be-killed panic during the overnight siege. Gore stays restrained for an R horror film
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health A dementia patient may be possessed. Medical distress mixes with supern…
A dementia patient may be possessed. Medical distress mixes with supernatural fear
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Past deaths and a brother's funeral surface in tense arguments
Past deaths and a brother's funeral surface in tense arguments
Talk after watching
- The nurse must decide whether the patient is sick, dangerous, or something supernatural. How do people tell fear from fact in a crisis?
- Characters argue about doing the right thing even when scared. When does moral courage matter most?