The Conjuring: Last Rites — Vera Farmiga & Patrick Wilson's Final Case Hits Streaming (Is It a Worthy Goodbye?)

The Warrens Take Their Last Case — And It's Now Streaming

After 13 years and nine films, The Conjuring: Last Rites closes the book on Ed and Lorraine Warren. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return one final time as the paranormal investigators, facing the Smurl haunting — a case inspired by the real-life 1980s haunting of the Smurl family in Pennsylvania. And now that its theatrical run is winding down, the finale is new on streaming this week, so you can say goodbye from your couch (with the lights on).

A Heartfelt Finale — Just Don't Expect Maximum Scares

Here's the honest take critics seem to agree on: Last Rites works better as an emotional farewell than as a horror film. Director Michael Chaves (who also helmed The Devil Made Me Do It) leans hard into the Warrens' love story — their marriage, their aging, their legacy through daughter Judy (Mia Tomlinson). James Wan, the franchise godfather who launched it all in 2013, returns as producer to bless the sendoff.

The scares? Present but milder than The Conjuring 2's Valak nightmare fuel or the original's clapping game. Reviewers call it "a heartfelt finale that's not so frightening" — which is either a flaw or the point, depending on what you wanted. After the Warrens saved everyone else for a decade, this one's about saving each other.

Where to Watch & The Conjuring Universe by the Numbers

• Streaming now: available on premium VOD and heading to Max (Warner Bros.' home turf)
• Franchise total: 9 films, over $2.2 billion worldwide — the highest-grossing horror franchise ever
• Standouts: The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle: Creation (2017)
• What's next: Warner Bros. is developing a Conjuring TV series for Max — the universe lives on

The Verdict

If you've followed Ed and Lorraine since 2013, Last Rites earns its tears — Farmiga and Wilson's chemistry remains the franchise's beating heart. Newcomers should start with the original. Either way, horror's most profitable universe bows out with grace. The Conjuring: Last Rites is now available on streaming.