The Exorcist III

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The Exorcist III

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1990

1h 50m

Horror

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Police Lt. Kinderman (George C. Scott) notices similarities between his current murder investigation and the methods used by the Gemini killer (Brad Dourif) who was executed 15 years before. He soon discovers a hospitalized mental patient (Jason Miller) claiming to be the dead serial killer, but who looks uncannily like a priest Kinderman knew who died during an exorcism. As more bodies are found, Kinderman looks for connections between the two supposedly dead men.

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Critics Consensus

The Exorcist III is a talky, literary sequel with some scary moments that rival anything from the original.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Watching The Exorcist III is a frustrating experience, with both cuts of the film - one a victim of studio tampering, the other imperfectly restored - pointing to the better version of themselves that, like Karras, remains hidden within.

Dec 9, 2019

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

Against his will, Blatty added the sound-and-fury finale, and it's easily the weakest aspect of his movie. But that's mainly because everything that comes before it is so hauntingly understated.

Oct 8, 2018

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Too much of the movie takes place in dark rooms where people describe horrors that might more profitably have been on the screen, and the plot is a house of cards that constantly collapses.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2018

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Cheryl Eddy

io9.com

The series' best sequel to date.

Sep 22, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The film is excessive in many spots -- did we really need a lavish dream sequence, or cameos by the likes of Larry King, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, and Fabio?

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 1, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Antiquated melodrama, almost sacrilegious. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 11, 2022

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Jose P.

Highly underrated gem. Think of a cop thriller with a supernatural/horror twist. Only loosely based on the original. Also a lot of humor and wit in the first half of the film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Tyler B

Feels more like a mystery than a horror, which is unfortunately sad for the series.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Craig W.

Decent horror movie. It does have one of the best jump scares of all time in it if you have not seen it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Laura B

A masterful Exorcist film, with great characters, acting, and suspense. Brad Dourif is truly inspiring in this film, the film has a truly suspenseful tone. Also, that hospital jumpscare will keep you up at night for at least a week.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Nick O

There are some truly great performances in this, but the real treat here is that they turn the creep-o-meter all the way up and leave it there! Brad Dourif will absolutely make yer skin crawl!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Tony I

Surprisingly good take on how the lapse in time from the original story is explained . It not a gore fest pea soup vommiting yarn many people may have expected. Scott’s performance is brilliant. Infinetly better than the horrid part 2. But this is mostly a psychological thriller. It’s a disservice it was called the exorcist part 3 and not Legion as the author intended. That set it up to fail at the box office and it’s worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Synopsis

Police Lt. Kinderman (George C. Scott) notices similarities between his current murder investigation and the methods used by the Gemini killer (Brad Dourif) who was executed 15 years before. He soon discovers a hospitalized mental patient (Jason Miller) claiming to be the dead serial killer, but who looks uncannily like a priest Kinderman knew who died during an exorcism. As more bodies are found, Kinderman looks for connections between the two supposedly dead men.

Director: William Peter Blatty
Producer: Carter DeHaven, James G. Robinson
Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty
Production Co: Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.0M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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