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8.1
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9.5

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bjornsundell
Bjorn Sundell
rated 9

Holds up even today. One of the most raw and chocking possession movies ever

3 years ago
kasperlovborg
Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

Let's begin with two complaints regrettably forcing me to withhold a star: a few (literally) headturning special effects and, critically, the voice dubbing of Blair. Had she screamed her heart out herself, it would have made all the differenc...

4 years ago
william287
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anderskorsgaard
Anders Korsgaard Pedersen
rated 10

Wauw. Just wauw. Even after 51 years! A existential horror movie slowburning to an epic development. This is not a movie about goog versus evil. It trancends that kind if trivial. This is something more and much more scarry. Many images will haunt...

1 year ago
louie11
Critic Louie Fecou
rated 10

...a masterpiece of filmmaking in every way. The acting is amazing, the effects still hold up, the story has an epic quality of good versus evil, and there are characters you would want to see in their own spin-offs.

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Cast & Crew

Max von Sydow
As Father Lankester Merrin
Ellen Burstyn
As Chris MacNeil
Lee J. Cobb
As Lt. Bill Kinderman
Linda Blair
As Regan MacNeil
Eileen Dietz
As Demon / Regan Double (uncredited)
Barton Heyman
As Dr. Klein

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What is The Exorcist about? Toggle content

In this chilling horror film, a young girl becomes increasingly erratic and violent, leading her mother to suspect that she's been possessed by a malevolent entity. Desperate for help, the mother turns to two priests who are skilled in the ritual of exorcism. As the demon inside the girl fights back with all its might, the priests must confront their own doubts and fears in order to save her from certain destruction. With its eerie atmosphere and shocking climax, this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Exorcist include Rosemary's Baby, House of the Damned, The Blood Spattered Bride, Who Can Kill a Child?, Empire of Passion.