The Exorcism of Emily Rose

PG-13

Released Sep 9, 2005

1 hr. 58 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

45%

157 Reviews

Tomatometer

60%

250,000+ Ratings

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The Rev. Moore (Tom Wilkinson) is prosecuted for the wrongful death of a girl thought to be demonically possessed, because he administered the church-sanctioned exorcism that ultimately killed her. Prosecuting attorney Ethan Thomas (Campbell Scott) contends that the young woman, Emily (Jennifer Carpenter), suffered from schizophrenia and should have been medically diagnosed. Meanwhile, defense lawyer Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) argues that Emily's condition cannot be explained by science alone.

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Critics Consensus

Loosely based on a true story, The Exorcism of Emily Rose mixes compelling courtroom drama with generally gore-free scares in a ho-hum take on demonic cinema.

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Dishani G

pretty boring. kept waiting for some horror action to happen, but it never did.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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matt p

This movie is an absolute scare and if you think even if you don't believe that it is real but just imagine if this actual happened this will make the movie 10 times scarier.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Abed D

The best movie ever on the religion science conflict..the dialogue in the court is something else

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Sherry L

The movie was super good, but it wasn't demon possession, it's obvious what killed her, thyroid cancer

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Oleksandr T

Four and a half stars. I liked it very much

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/20/23

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TWMax65

I was mostly intrigued by the movie from the look of how it was promoted, plus I think Scott Derrickson is a skillful director. The look of the movie in fact is the best part of it (specifically when she is in the white fog and in a sort of limbo state), and the scenes when it focused more on Emily (as opposed to the trial which really turned me off as a viewer and kept me uninterested much of the time). I did not find myself invested in most of the characters except Emily herself and she wasn't in the movie a ton, she was mainly talked about. I suppose it is cool that the film is based on a real life event which I didn't know until the end of the movie. Overall it doesn't have good entertainment value and it was also silly how that one doctor just got randomly hit and killed by a car in a quick cut, but other than that the premise may intrigue many people. Personally though, I had to turn it off a few times because I was so bored to death!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Scott Derrickson

Director

Laura Linney

Erin Bruner

Tom Wilkinson

Father Moore

Campbell Scott

Ethan Thomas

Jennifer Carpenter

Emily Rose

Colm Feore

Karl Gunderson

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose: Official Clip - Scary Failed Exorcism

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose: Official Clip - Demons Among Us

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose: Official Clip - The Devil in the Flesh

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The script is a lifeless succession of moral debates and stormy horror flashbacks, though I had a good time watching Jennifer Carpenter...

Jun 28, 2022

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Chris Stuckmann

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One of very the few PG-13 horrors that actually does scare me, because it feels realistic, it feels adult, and it feels like there is real weight and dramatic implications.

Rated: A-

Oct 16, 2020

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Rated: 3/5

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Steve Biodrowski

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"The film finds a way to justify its existence despite the inevitable comparisons to ["The Exorcist"], in whose shadow it will inevtiably stand..."

Aug 25, 2010

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Jeffrey Overstreet

Looking Closer

It avoids gratuitous gore and the shocks that provide the backbone of most horror films. ... [Derrickson's] more interested in the spiritual questions at hand.

Rated: B+

Sep 21, 2007

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

A glum and undistinguished drama -- it's certainly nothing so crass as a horror movie, despite the spooky come-on of the marketing.

Rated: D

Jul 30, 2007

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Synopsis

The Rev. Moore (Tom Wilkinson) is prosecuted for the wrongful death of a girl thought to be demonically possessed, because he administered the church-sanctioned exorcism that ultimately killed her. Prosecuting attorney Ethan Thomas (Campbell Scott) contends that the young woman, Emily (Jennifer Carpenter), suffered from schizophrenia and should have been medically diagnosed. Meanwhile, defense lawyer Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) argues that Emily's condition cannot be explained by science alone.

Director: Scott Derrickson
Screenwriter: Paul Harris Boardman, Scott Derrickson
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Firm Films
Rating: PG-13 (Intense/Frightening Sequences|Disturbing Images|Thematic Material)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.1M
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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