Conclave - Avis

Ralph Fiennes takes charge of tense papal election thriller.

A career-best Ralph Fiennes leads a gripping search for the next pope in Conclave.

This is a prestige project through and through, with striking visual images provided by director Edward Berger, and brilliant work by an all-star cast...

Ralph Fiennes lends cardinal virtues to a brisk papal thriller.

...a slickly enjoyable papal popcorn piece about faith in institutions.

...a taut, brilliantly exciting thriller with palpable tension, making it one of 2024's most captivating films. A

...a slick romp with delusions of grandeur.

Ralph Fiennes leads a riveting religious thriller in Conclave.

...it features one of the best twist endings in recent memory, and you’re not going to want to have it spoiled for you (ironically, had me whispering, "Holy shit!" aloud when the truth comes to light).

An enthrallingly twisty, and unexpectedly funny, papal thriller.

Making a religious thriller with no trace of holiness is encouraged...

The performances and dialogue crackle like electricity in “Conclave.”

Ralph Fiennes is imperious in this finely-scripted papal thriller.