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The Devil All The Time

What is the devil all the time?

· Sarah Mitchell

Key facts

Year 2020[2]
Director Antonio Campos[2]
Based on Novel by Donald Ray Pollock[2]
Setting Rural southern Ohio and West Virginia[2]
Time period End of World War II to the 1960s[2]

The Devil All the Time is a 2020 film directed by Antonio Campos, based on Donald Ray Pollock's novel of the same name. It is set in rural Ohio and West Virginia from the end of World War II to the 1960s, and follows intersecting stories of corruption, violence, and religious obsession.

Context

The Devil All the Time is a 2020 film directed by Antonio Campos, based on Donald Ray Pollock's novel of the same name [2]. It is set in rural Ohio and West Virginia from the end of World War II to the 1960s [2]. The plot follows several characters whose stories intersect in two small towns in Ohio and West Virginia [1]. The title is tied to religious themes and to the line that it seemed to the son that his father fought the Devil all the time [3].

Documented claims

  • The film is based on a novel of the same title by Donald Ray Pollock. [2]
  • The plot follows several characters whose stories intersect in two small towns in Ohio and West Virginia. [1]
  • The title refers to a boy's sense that his father fought the Devil all the time. [3]

Questions and answers

What is the meaning behind The Devil All the Time?

The title refers to a boy's sense that his father fought the Devil all the time, reflecting the film's themes of corruption, violence, and religious obsession [3].

What is the plot of The Devil All the Time?

The plot follows several characters whose stories intersect in two small towns in Ohio and West Virginia, set from the end of World War II to the 1960s [1].

Is the movie Devil All the Time based on a true story?

No, it is based on a novel of the same title by Donald Ray Pollock, not a true story [2].

Sources

  1. Review, Summary, Analysis: The Devil All The Time (2020) — ashleyhajimirsadeghi.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Everyone's A Sinner In 'The Devil All The Time' — npr.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Learn about Dictionary boxes on Google — support.google.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Culture