Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house… and a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist.
Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this ...
12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.
German, French, Latin, Arabic, Greek (modern), English
Budget:
$8,000,000
Revenue:
$441,306,145
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 17 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Von Sydow, Blair and Mercedes McCambridge (the originally uncredited actress who dubbed Regan's gross mutterings) are flat-out terrific.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
15 Oct 2014
fresh:
When I first saw The Exorcist, I saw only the literal side of the story. But as I watched it again, I began to view the movie as a dark fairy tale about a parent whose child is experiencing a painful trauma.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Oct 2014
fresh:
The Exorcist, like most memorable Hollywood movies, gains its power from the way it mixes opposites: new-style realism and sexual radicalism, old-style horror and religion.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Oct 2014
fresh:
The movie that launched a new era in horror films, and which, for one generation, remains one of the scariest experiences of their lives.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
15 Oct 2014
fresh:
The Exorcist, with its excellent cast, mounting intensity, and ingeniously constructed surprises, is still a commanding achievement.