The Exorcist

R 8.1
1973 2 hr 2 min Drama , Horror , Thriller

When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil--and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.

  • Cast:
    Jason Miller , Ellen Burstyn , Linda Blair , Max von Sydow , Lee J. Cobb , Kitty Winn , Jack MacGowran

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Reviews

Unlimitedia
1973/12/26

Sick Product of a Sick System

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Actuakers
1973/12/27

One of my all time favorites.

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SnoReptilePlenty
1973/12/28

Memorable, crazy movie

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BeSummers
1973/12/29

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

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faanandor
1973/12/30

I expected much more, because I saw this film on many toplists and heard great things, but in the end I got disappointed. Maybe I've seen too many good horrorfilms, but this one left me cold and killed my hopes.

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aghauptman
1973/12/31

Ok, I didn't love it. I think it's one of those movies that I waited so long to see it that it's become such an ingrained piece of our culture that even though I had not seen it, it felt like I had seen it. But at least I can say I did it! It's a well made movie for sure and I can totally respect that at the time it did something that no other movie had really done before. There's certainly some shock value to several of the scenes. I can also acknowledge that it changed the genre of horror films by becoming so pivotal. It was a huge success and everyone wanted to emulate that success. The acting is good and the special effects hold up reasonably well.

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oanamiruna-64527
1974/01/01

A classic horror movie , but i still wouldn't say it's the scariest horror movie ever made . But as i expected , it's a very good movie . The terror combined with the drama from this movie makes it look very realistic and that's a good thing and the acting of the girl it's very impressive . I must admit , it is scary , just not the scariest movie ever . Maybe people who are not really used to watch these kind of movies will say that this is one of the scariest movies but i saw this movie after i already saw several horror movies and it didn't do much for me because i knew most of the things that will happen . But yes , this is one of the movies you need to see because it's a very good classic horror movie .

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keduck
1974/01/02

The Exorcist was a movie that I had been interested in seeing since i was in middle school. I was rather intrigued about what is considered to be the scariest movie of all time. Having recently seen it for the first time, I can say that it's probably not exactly scary in terms of modern horror movies, but I knew that going into it. Older horror movies favored slow build-up and dread over jump scares. They work better for repeat viewings, versus getting jump scared once and not even flinching on the second viewing. Despite the creepy elements, what really stood out to me about the movie was the sheer craftsmanship of the whole thing. This is one of the best made movies I have ever seen. The acting is phenomenal, particularly from Linda Blair as Regan. The make-up done on her is iconic. The effects still hold up for the most part. The atmosphere is top notch, you always feel that something is off,even in the calmer moments. The only issue I feel worth mentioning for someone who hasn't seen it is there are quite a few slow scenes of people talking, but even then the actors are giving such good performances it hardly matter.The Exorcist is considered by many to be the scariest movie of all time, and if it's not quite that, it definitely stands as one of the best made scary movies ever.

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