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The Taking of Deborah Logan

2014 • 1h 30m •
Horror Mystery Thriller
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 6.6/10
1,544 reviews
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The Taking of Deborah Logan

What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all.

"Evil lives within you"

Top Billed Cast

Jill Larson
Jill Larson
Deborah Logan
Anne Ramsay
Anne Ramsay
Sarah Logan
Michelle Ang
Michelle Ang
Mia Hu
Ryan Cutrona
Ryan Cutrona
Harris
Anne Bedian
Anne Bedian
Dr. Nazir
Brett Gentile
Brett Gentile
Gavin
Jeremy DeCarlos
Jeremy DeCarlos
Luis
Randell Haynes
Randell Haynes
Dr. Schiffer

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

G Gimly Verified TMDB Critic
2017-02-06

A horror movie whether Deborah is possessed or not.

Every character is dumb as Hell, but the premise and a couple of visuals are enough to keep you involved. Gains absolutely nothing from the Found Footage format though.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product....

R Reno Verified TMDB Critic
2018-02-04

**Secrets from the past is about to explode!**

It was released a while ago, but I was not interested in the horrors, because they are not my kind. For an atheist, horror films are mostly a joke. I do like or enjoy watching them, but I do it very rarely. This is not one of that. Frankly, I don't know why all the horror films are same, but different cast, location and situation.

If you have seen sufficient films in your life, then you would also find it nothing special. This a found-footage kind where a student making a thesis on an old woman with alzheimer. As usual, something goes wrong ...

S Sierbahnn Verified TMDB Critic
2026-05-05

The buildup for this is really good, and the premise is intriguing, but it loses some of its internal consistency and starts introducing brand new elements in the eleventh hour, which makes a lot of the buildup seem to be a waste of everyone's time. They could have gone in a different direction to give the buildup some weight, but the pivots into bodyhorror in the last few minutes is great for the trailers, even if it mars the overall impression....