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  • Exorcist: The Beginning
  • Opened August 20, 2004
  • R
    strong violence and gore, disturbing images and rituals, and for language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • The film traces the story of Father Lankester Merrin (Stellan Skarsgard) back to his first encounter with the Devil in post-WWII Africa.
  • Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy
  • Director: Renny Harlin
  • Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller

Exorcist: The Beginning Recent Fan Reviews

  • So-so

    good for horror film fans.

    by movie-fan_ colts

    by no means did the exorcist need a prequel. The Exorcist is by far the scariest movie ever, and one of the greatest movies ever. but this movie was a good edition to the seris. a very good horror film.

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  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    While the fourth "Exorcist" movie may have unmitigated disaster written all...

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Jack Mathews

    Nothing fails like bad horror. But it's not despicable. It is merely boring.

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times |

    A perfectly mediocre horror film. There is some hoot-inducing dialogue and...

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The new movie is a dusty piñata stuffed with omens and not much more.

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