The Vigil
Say your prayers
2020 | 88m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Keith Thomas |
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| Writer: | Keith Thomas |
| Staring: |
| A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 2020 |
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| Director: | Keith Thomas |
| Writer: | Keith Thomas |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery |
| Keywords | new york city, haunted house, evil spirit, spirit, demon, ghost, jewish, mazzikin |
| Production Companies | Blumhouse Productions, BoulderLight Pictures, Angry Adam Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,868,659
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dave Davis | Yakov Ronen |
| Lynn Cohen | Mrs. Litvak |
| Menashe Lustig | Reb Shulem |
| Malky Goldman | Sarah |
| Fred Melamed | Dr. Kohlberg |
| Nati Rabinowitz | Lane |
| Moshe Lobel | Lazer |
| Spencer Zender | Eric |
| Dun Laskey | Young Rubin Litvak |
| Hershy Fishman | |
| Ronald Cohen | Mr. Rubin Litvak |
| Efraim Miller | Hersch |
| Lea Kalisch | Adinah |
| Hunter Menken | SS Soldier |
| Ethan Stone | Burech |
| Emilio Vitolo | Scott |
| Logan Macrae | Carson |
| Rob Tunstall | Mazzick |
| Bluma Gross | Young Woman |
| Les Gardonyi | Demon |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sam Daley | Colorist |
| Dina L. Margolin | Stunts |
| Matt Davies | Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Foley Artist |
| Gabe Waldman | Best Boy Grip |
| Bri Trischitta | Makeup Department Head, Hair Department Head |
| Shannon Rae Mulligan | Makeup Artist |
| Giovanni Ferrari | Location Manager |
| Zairi Malcolm | Production Accountant |
| Juan Campos | Dialogue Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ace Buckley | Best Boy Electric |
| Nicole Rauscher | Costume Design |
| Lowri Best | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Callum Shaw | Best Boy Electric |
| Brandon Kelley | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Joel Kingsbury | Gaffer |
| Michael Yezerski | Music |
| Liz Toonkel | Production Design |
| Alex Burstein | First Assistant Director |
| Nathan Krauss | Best Boy Electric |
| Robbie Mack | Best Boy Grip |
| Connor Lawson | First Assistant Camera |
| Adam Mantell | Key Grip |
| Dominic Ciofalo | Second Assistant Camera |
| Brendan Poutier | Steadicam Operator |
| Keith White | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jamie Buckner | Unit Production Manager, Production Manager |
| Anthony James Faure | Second Assistant Director |
| Stanford James | Art Direction |
| Cookie Walukas | Production Supervisor |
| Nick Chirumbolo | Boom Operator |
| Kerry Gibbons | Set Designer |
| Caleb Larsen | Best Boy Grip |
| Logan Gee | First Assistant Camera |
| John Izarpate | Key Grip |
| Adam Wolf | Key Grip |
| Nicholas Savioli | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ryan Pater | Sound Effects Editor |
| Samantha Uber | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Jake Solari | Production Assistant |
| Matthew Coffey | Still Photographer |
| Liz Chancey | Art Department Coordinator |
| Waldo Warshaw | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Aaron Trujillo | Grip |
| Asari Duke | Makeup Artist |
| Ashley K. Thomas | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Nolan Schlain | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Alexander Rodriguez-Hernandez | Assistant Editor |
| Rich Bussey | Foley Recordist |
| Paul Wallace | Key Grip |
| Davis Fowlkes | Second Assistant Camera |
| Cazz Cerkez | Foley Editor |
| Patrick Burgess | Sound Mixer |
| Jessica Papayiannis | Production Assistant |
| Robert Ko | "B" Camera Operator |
| Tyler Waugh | Set Decoration |
| Joseph Silovsky | Construction Coordinator |
| Ryan Mulholland | Grip |
| Mary Chipman | Makeup Artist |
| Chelsea Paige | Makeup Artist |
| Tony Manzo | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Nadege Pierre | Craft Service |
| Michael Viola | Stunt Double |
| Keith Thomas | Director, Writer |
| Zach Kuperstein | Director of Photography |
| Brett W. Bachman | Editor |
| Patrick M. Walsh | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jason Blum | Executive Producer |
| Ryan Turek | Executive Producer |
| Melvin Ang | Executive Producer |
| Malky Goldman | Associate Producer |
| Adam Margules | Producer |
| Karen Barragan | Executive Producer |
| Chaya Amor | Associate Producer |
| Anthony Eu | Associate Producer |
| Matt Sher | Associate Producer |
| Daniel Finkelman | Executive Producer |
| Jamie Buckner | Co-Producer |
| Joe Minz | Associate Producer |
| Alex Peace | Associate Producer |
| Neil Rock | Associate Producer |
| J.D. Lifshitz | Producer |
| Raphael Margules | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 83 | 307 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 187 | 442 |
'The Vigil' explores a dark part of history via some fascinating mythology that is underutilised in modern cinema. It's a shame that an interesting concept for supernatural thriller falls victim to the influence of lazy modern horror filmmaking tropes and clichés. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full ar ... ticle... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-vigil-a-rare-excursion-into-yiddish-horror
I will admit to feeling just a little uneasy as I walked back to the car after watching this debut from Keith Thomas at 11pm. Dave Davis is "Yakov" who is a bit down on his luck, on some pretty heavy medication, and struggling to get back on track after a fairly traumatic event from his past. A rabb ... i asks him if will act as a "Shomer" - a person who sits with the deceased to recite prayers and generally ward off any evil before burial. As he watches over the body, the usual spooky things start to happen - lights flicker; things go bump etc; and on that score it's all a pretty routine horror flick; but as his fears start to build, he begins to confront his own demons as much as he must the predatory "Mazzik" that feeds from his fears. Save for a few short appearances from the widow - Lynn Cohen, it's essentially a single-hander and Davis does an OK job - aided by the drearily-lit room and some suitably tense - if frequently over-the-top musical accompaniment. It's not exactly scary - but it's still a decent effort based on a source of legend rarely exploited by Hollywood. Best seen late at night when it's dark outside, I'd say...