47,592 Director: | "Dominion", directed by Paul Schrader ("Cat People"), is the more cerebral of the two but wasn't considered commercial enough, so the studio handed the reins over to Renny Harlin ("Deep Blue Sea"), who returned with "The Beginning".
| One of John Carpenter's more overlooked efforts, this tale of academic researchers investigating (and subsequently becoming possessed by) a "liquid evil" oozes creepy atmosphere -- amongst other things.
| There are two versions; a special edition VHS and a special edition DVD. After WWII, Merrin is an archaeologist in Cairo, when he is approached by a collector of antiquities who asks him to come to a British excavation in the Turkana region of Kenya. Director: Further, the church is in perfect condition, as though it had been buried immediately after the construction was completed. Ionut Grama, Votes: This visually striking comic book adaptation stars Keanu Reeves as a man with otherworldly abilities who exorcises demons in an effort to win admission into Heaven. | | Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith. $75.98M, PG-13 Director:
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Ciarán Hinds, The standard by which all other demonic possession movies are judged, "The Exorcist" has terrified millions of viewers over the years with its then- (and still somewhat) shocking portrayal of the possession of a young girl, introducing now-standard possession movie elements like levitation, vomit, profanity and body contortions. Directors: Amy Holland Pennell, Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising 4 children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit. Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Mark Holzum,
Sharon Maughan, This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith. Writer James Baldwin provides an extended negative critique in his book-length essay The Devil Finds Work.
88 min Plus, demonic nuns just look cool. | Gross: Meanwhile, the evil grows, turning people against each other and resulting in violence, atrocities, and more bloodshed. Paco Plaza 67,979 Lin Shaye,
Virginia Madsen, Keanu Reeves, A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew. The films have grossed over $661 million at the worldwide box office. Critics have given the films mixed reviews. $41.82M, PG-13 93 min Richard DeManincor, Elias Koteas, Sophie Vavasseur, Drama, Horror, Mystery. | Alexia Fast, And like "Evil Dead", "The 8th Plague" overcomes a lack of resources with kinetic direction, a dark edge, and buckets of blood. $0.25M, R Merrin was killed in the first film during the exorcism of Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair). Shia LaBeouf, Votes: | Gross: His work has appeared on PopMatters.com, Vulture.com, and Ugly Planet, among other online publications. The rest of the installments of the franchise were also given an individual release for the first time on Blu-ray with the exception of Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist which can only be obtained on Blu-ray by purchasing the collection. | By using LiveAbout, you accept our, The Exorcist Files: Why this is a really bad idea, The Top 10 Scariest Horror Films of All Time, Point-of-View (POV) and Found Footage Horror Movies, The 100 Most Popular Horror/Suspense Movies of All Time, A Timeline of the History of Hollywood Horror Movies. Since the original release, myths and rumors still exist that a variety of spider-walk scenes were filmed[6] despite Friedkin's insistence that no alternate version was ever shot.[7]. Stars: As of 2020, a reboot of the film series is in development. Friedkin deleted the scene just prior to the original December 26, 1973 release date because he felt it was ineffective technically. However, the movie has its detractors as well, including Kim Newman who has criticized it for messy plot construction, conventionality and overblown pretentiousness, among other perceived defects. William Friedkin Stars: Vera Farmiga, Jeff Chan Since Exorcist II's initial release, some notable critics and directors have praised the film. | I created this arena and I just didn’t throw enough Christians into it. [1] It premiered on September 23, 2016. Laura Linney, He displays a calm wisdom as a time-hardened exorcist … The Shining (1980) Although it's generally thought of as a haunted house (or rather, hotel) movie, … Ed Flanders,
Grace is an 18-year-old Catholic girl whose purity is overtaken by a demonic force. $53.26M, R This low-budget film proves that you don't have to be explicit to be shocking and bloodcurdlingly scary. The updated "bloody version" of the spider-walk scene appears in the 2000 re-release of The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen utilizing CGI technology to incorporate the special effect of blood pouring from Regan's mouth during this scene's finale. On September 23, 2014, in preparation for the first film's 41st anniversary, the complete collection of the series was released as The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology containing all five films restored on Blu-ray. | Gross: An enjoyable cat-and-mouse game -- with a killer twist ending -- plays out between a homicide detective (Denzel Washington) and a demon named Azazel who commits a series of murders while jumping from body to body.
Stephen Billington, Remy Sweeney, Votes: Stars: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. 119 min James Wan Gabriel Mann, One of the more underrated horror movies of the 21st century, "The Convent" is essentially a rip-off of "Night of the Demons" -- with teens becoming possessed by demons in a haunted convent instead of a haunted mortuary -- but it brings the sort of wit, energy and gory effects that made "Demons" such a cult hit. | Plus, it stars Sir Anthony Hopkins as Father Lucas, and he’s just always a blast to watch. Horror. Alan Dale, 301,826 | Izabella Scorupco, Horror, Thriller.
Billy Crawford, Votes: | He sees ominous figures and two dogs fight viciously nearby, setting the tone for the rest of the film. William Brent Bell [30] Kevin Thomas of Los Angeles Times gave a mixed review, saying Exorcist III "doesn't completely work but offers much more than countless, less ambitious films".
The story of a 1970's psychology lab in Pennsylvania where a case of demonic possession took place. Stars: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, |
Stellan Skarsgård, | Gross: The film opens with Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) on an archaeological dig in Al-hadar, near Nineveh, in Iraq. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child. Ever since "The Exorcist" stunned viewers in the early '70s, movies about demonic possession have fascinated viewers worldwide. [27] and British film critic Mark Kermode called it "a restrained, haunting chiller which stimulates the adrenalin and intellect alike". | | Patrick Wilson,
Shohreh Aghdashloo, When a family agrees to house sit for a summer, they don't realize that the house has a life of its own: a dark force takes over the mother (Karen Black) and torments the father (Oliver Reed). Evan Helmuth, Or nothing at all? Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
It was released on October 5, 2010.[41]. Peter Mayer, R | Like "REC" and "Paranormal Activity", this is a first-person "found footage" film, in this case documenting a sham exorcist's encounter with a teenage girl whose possession is frighteningly real.
A serious-minded, more reality-based exorcism movie than most, this tale of a young priest who's lost his faith being introduced to the world of demonic possession by a veteran exorcist (the always great Anthony Hopkins) is refreshingly restrained and cerebral in its approach. | | However, it's earned a following over the years, and it can be argued that it's even scarier than the original "Exorcist" (at least, Blatty has said so). When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her. $49.13M, PG-13 Horror. [15], However, Vincent Canby, writing in The New York Times, dismissed The Exorcist as "a chunk of elegant occultist claptrap… [A] practically impossible film to sit through… it establishes a new low for grotesque special effects…"[16] Andrew Sarris complained that "Friedkin's biggest weakness is his inability to provide enough visual information about his characters… whole passages of the movie's exposition were one long buzz of small talk and name droppings… The Exorcist succeeds on one level as an effectively excruciating entertainment, but on another, deeper level it is a thoroughly evil film". Over the years, The Exorcist's critical reputation has grown considerably. Rya Kihlstedt, $102.47M, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, Character Repeating Someone Else's Dialogue. It was released in two versions and is unintelligible in either". Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie …
Shane Johnson, | Jonathan D. Mellor, The tense Spanish horror movie "REC" (which didn't hit the US until 2009 but was remade as "Quarantine" in 2008) plays like a zombie viral infection film -- as a "disease" turns the residents of an apartment building into bloodthirsty maniacs -- but it turns out that the plague is actually demonic in nature. Horror.
A demon? | Gross: In 2004, a prequel (Exorcist… Gleiberman called The Exorcist III "an ash-gray disaster" and that it "has the feel of a nightmare catechism lesson or a horror movie made by a depressed monk". Although it's generally thought of as a haunted house (or rather, hotel) movie, "The Shining's" plot is somewhat similar to "The Amityville Horror", with the father of a family slowly becoming taken over by a presence that drives him to kill. Near the end of the war, a sadistic Nazi SS commander, in retaliation for the murder of a German trooper, forces Merrin to participate in arbitrary executions in order to save a full village from slaughter. 87 min Stars: This was the second version of the prequel film made at that time as the first version (directed by Paul Schrader) was deemed unsatisfactory by the studio upon completion, and the entire project was refilmed by director Renny Harlin. American seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donaghue) travels to Italy to take an exorcism course. The original film with restored film and digitally remastered audio, with a 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio. Kyle Gallner, Votes: Ellen Sandweiss, Like The Devil Inside, The Rite (2011) is not a particularly great movie, but it still has some solidly creepy moments for fans of possession and exorcism movies. Critics have given the films mixed reviews. Its plot, about an asbestos cleanup crew working in an abandoned asylum, is open to interpretation. [13] Variety noted that it was, "an expert telling of a supernatural horror story… The climactic sequences assault the senses and the intellect with pure cinematic terror". In 1991, The Exorcist III won a Saturn Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, for Best Writing (William Peter Blatty) and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Brad Dourif) and Best Horror Film. Sam Raimi A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward. 118,073