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The Last Exorcism

Play trailer 2:09 Poster for The Last Exorcism PG-13 Released Aug 27, 2010 1h 27m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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After years of gulling the faithful, cleric Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) feels remorse and decides to expose his chicanery through filming a documentary. With a crew in tow, Marcus arrives at the Louisiana farm of devout Louis Sweetzer, who believes that his daughter, Nell, is possessed. When the usual stunts fail, he realizes that he is face-to-face with real evil and must summon true faith to protect Nell, the others and himself from demonic power.
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It doesn't fully deliver on the chilly promise of its Blair Witch-style premise, but The Last Exorcism offers a surprising number of clever thrills.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online It all makes for interesting, and even terrifying, viewing at times. But it's not very smart and far too predictable. Rated: B- Sep 9, 2017 Full Review Jim Schembri The Age (Australia) Unfortunately, at about the half-way point, the brittle mood so carefully created by the single-camera coverage is broken by multi-camera editing and the overlaying of creepy music, just like in standard horror fare. Rated: 2/5 Nov 24, 2010 Full Review Glenn Kenny MSN Movies The only thing finally astonishing about The Last Exorcism is its goofiness. Rated: 1/5 Sep 3, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review When film history was made with the release of The Exorcist in 1973, scores of moviegoers, even non-believers, had the bejesus scared out of them, making any filmic exorcism infantile in comparison. The Last Exorcism is no exception. Rated: 2/4 Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Meanwhile it binds and unbinds its damned skein, there is no one who can take away the 82 minutes of morbid entertainment. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 13, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The prospect of journeying to Hell and back seems less daunting than sitting through another horror yarn made in the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project, but The Last Exorcism proves to be a pleasant surprise. Rated: 3/4 Oct 26, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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David K This movie is a complete waste of time. The plot is weak, the characters are one-dimensional, and it relies heavily on tired stereotypes. Small-town rural folks are portrayed as dim-witted caricatures, while ministers are painted as nothing more than fraudulent manipulators. It's not just offensive; it's lazy storytelling. Save your money and your time—there are better ways to spend an hour and a half Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review Miniver S I always enjoy a good found-footage horror movie. This one was a lot of fun and had some good scares. The Evangelical angle was new and interesting, and the hoax misdirection was a unique lead. This felt reasonably original in what is a pretty narrow subgenre. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Robert F It was OK, good to see Crowe again, but a little strange and disheveled; worth seeing but not one of your great plots. The problem is its not a great story line and pretty predictable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Mike P Solid found footage possession is no Exorcist but offers plenty of rewards for horror fans; a twisty, engrossing tale; lots of effective set pieces. Overall: recommended Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Sheila C Good movie I think it's really something that could be true. The entire movie seems like it could actually be real. I know I'm repeating myself but it's really good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/06/24 Full Review Logan D A pastor regrets scamming the faithful and decides to do one final "exorcism" with a film crew present to document the chicanery. This last feat will test his lack of faith. I'm not generally a fan of found footage films but this is one of the exceptions. I was reminded of Marjo Gortner, who also brought in a film crew to document how he and his family were scamming believers before he left the faith. There are some scary moments and pay attention to the early part of the film with Marcus preaching. And I'm sure it's no coincidence Cotton Marcus is so similar to Cotton Mather. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After years of gulling the faithful, cleric Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) feels remorse and decides to expose his chicanery through filming a documentary. With a crew in tow, Marcus arrives at the Louisiana farm of devout Louis Sweetzer, who believes that his daughter, Nell, is possessed. When the usual stunts fail, he realizes that he is face-to-face with real evil and must summon true faith to protect Nell, the others and himself from demonic power.
Director
Daniel Stamm
Producer
Eli Roth, Eric Newman, Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss
Screenwriter
Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Arcade
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Disturbing Violent Content|Terror|Thematic Material)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 27, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$41.0M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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