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God Told Me To

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God Told Me To (1977)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:5

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Exploitation and horror master Larry Cohen, known for cult classics such as IT'S ALIVE and HELL UP IN HARLEM, as well as penning more commercial fare such as PHONE BOOTH starring Colin Farrell,... Exploitation and horror master Larry Cohen, known for cult classics such as IT'S ALIVE and HELL UP IN HARLEM, as well as penning more commercial fare such as PHONE BOOTH starring Colin Farrell, presents this mystical murder mystery. A Catholic police detective (Tony Lo Bianco) searches New York City's occult underworld for answers to a series of bizarre and seemingly unrelated killings. In a strange twist, it's not the murderers themselves he's after -- they didn't even try to elude the law, and all are in custody. However, each had only four words to say when confessing: "God told me to." Comedian Andy Kaufman appears in a small role as a police officer who begins shooting in the middle of New York's St. Patrick's Day parade. [More]

Starring: Tony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis, Sylvia Sidney

Starring: Tony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis, Sylvia Sidney, Sam Levene, Robert Drivas, Mike Kellin, Richard Lynch, Sammy Williams, Andy Kaufman

Director: Larry Cohen

Director: Larry Cohen
Composer: Frank Cordell

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Intriguing but exasperatingly uneven.

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An upsetting film not meant for the timid.

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Dennis Schwartz
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Though not among Larry Cohen’s most wholly satisfying productions, God Told Me To should prove a worthwhile curiosity to fans of 70’s era horror movies told with a decidedly ‘cop flick’ feel.

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Scott Weinberg
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Not Cohen's best, but perversely fascinating

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
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only those who are intensely religious will be offended; the rest of us can just smile at the film's simple and entertaining absurdity

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