The Conjuring: Last Rites

Ed and Lorraine Warren are called in for what might be their final and most unnerving case, when Janet Smurl reports escalating, unexplainable disturbances in her home. Rather than a single haunting, the situation pulls the Warrens into layers of frightening phenomena that test their investigative methods and their faith. With their daughter Judy and close collaborator Tony Spera nearby, they work to document evidence and protect the family while pressure mounts from both the community and forces that refuse to be explained. The film stays focused on the procedural and emotional toll of confronting something that resists ordinary explanation.

Directed by Michael Chaves and released in 2025, the film was developed from material by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, James Wan, and Chad Hayes, continuing the established Conjuring franchise with returning leads and new supporting cast.

Though it wasn’t positioned as an awards frontrunner, performances by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga drew attention, and the movie received genre-focused nominations at smaller horror and fan-voted ceremonies rather than major international awards.

As the latest entry in the Conjuring Universe, the film generated a lot of conversation among fans. Viewers compared its tone and set pieces to earlier installments, noting callbacks to the franchise’s lore and sparking debates online about how it reshapes the Warrens’ legacy for a new generation of horror fans.

Critical reaction was mixed to positive, reflected in a user vote average near 6.9 out of 10, with many reviewers praising the lead chemistry and atmospheric direction while critiquing some plot beats as familiar to franchise patterns. The film leans into themes of belief, inherited trauma, and the strain of lifelong work against forces that seem relentless, balancing jump scares with quieter scenes that question how far people will go to protect those they love.