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Antichrist

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Antichrist

R

Released Mar 3, 1978

1h 36m

Horror

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An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.

Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

The Antichrist certainly looks dynamic and foreboding as lensed by Joe D’Amato, but given how it veers from scene to scene between orgiastic absurdism, freakout ceremonies, and solemn religious speak, its wants for more seamlessness and coherence.

Sep 27, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The Antichrist is actually rather restrained as far as Italian horror flicks go, but that’s not necessarily a good thing.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 25, 2024

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Rich Cross

Starburst

The special effects are predictably dated, and the score by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai is unexceptional, but the family home where most of the action takes place has a suitably oppressive and claustrophobic atmosphere.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 2, 2023

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

Now von Trier's trying his hand at the horror porn genre without abandoning the genital close-ups, making Antichrist a sort of horror porn squared.

Rated: 3/10

Oct 30, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 8, 2005

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

O nico elemento que merece elogios, nesta cpia pattica de O Exorcista, a bela Carla Gravina; o resto deve ser exorcizado de nossas memrias.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 9, 2005

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anna k

(Oops, reviewed the wrong film called Antichrist ...)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This italian horror film owes a lot to "The Exorcist", but the interpretation is really brilliant. The spotlight shifts from a child to a woman, which makes the events more stratified, with a massive explicit and erotic component. The problems are related to the poor special effects. Great acting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Surkeahko Manaaja rip-off.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

an Italian 'the exorcist' knock-off

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

haha, old horror movies are weird.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

The influence of The Exorcist is more than apparent and some of the scenes look similar, however the story that backs this one up is flat and less rounded.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

An Italian nobleman seeks help after his paralyzed daughter becomes possessed by the spirit of a malevolent ancestress.

Director: Alberto de Martino
Producer: Edmondo Amati
Screenwriter: Gianfranco Clerici, Alberto de Martino, Vincenzo Mannino
Production Co: Capitolina Produzioni Cinematografiche
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2020
Runtime: 1h 36m