The Exorcist: Believer

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The Exorcist: Believer

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2023

1h 51m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Tony winner and Oscar® nominee Leslie Odom, Jr.; One Night in Miami, Hamilton) has raised their daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett, Good Girls) on his own. But when Angela and her friend Katherine (newcomer Olivia Marcum), disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes a chain of events that will force Victor to confront the nadir of evil and, in his terror and desperation, seek out the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it before: Chris MacNeil.

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Critics Consensus

The Exorcist: Believer earns points for trying to take the franchise back to its terrifying roots, but a lack of new ideas -- and scares -- make this an inauspicious start to a planned new trilogy.

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Audience Says

If you can resist the urge to compare it to the classic film that started the franchise, Exorcist: Believer is a halfway decent possession thriller.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

11/08/2023

There are moments in this borderline incoherent mess of a movie in which fans may be convinced that its sole purpose is to try making the original follow-up, 1977’s legendarily godawful Exorcist II: The Heretic, look positively genius by comparison.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

11/01/2023

They need to stop making Exorcist movies. We don't need any more!

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Perri Nemiroff

Collider Video

10/17/2023

3/5

A rock solid first half -- character-driven, strong build of dread, and successful at conveying the sheer terror of watching a loved one, especially a child, slip away & feeling helpless in the fight to get them back. But then it becomes a forced sequel.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

3/10

Much like most of the previous sequel and prequels in the franchise, this film fails to recapture the humanity, darkness, and complexity of the original.

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

Jul 23

Filmmaker David Gordon Green does take a page or two out of Friedkin’s book, both in the construction of the film itself and its bleak conclusions about the world. It just doesn’t wield them nearly as sharply.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 11

3/5

Exorcist: Believer has just as much worthy of praise as it does damnation.

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Kimberly

Apr 26

Very meh. Kinda boring and not scary

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IMDBWILLGARAY

Apr 25

Was great from Beginning to Middle but went all downhill from there sadly….

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Ian Y

07/21/2024

They need to stop making The Exorcist films, nothing will ever beat the original

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Marlis H

01/03/2024

I liked the parts that I saw. I was drowsy and missed some key parts.

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Gordon

12/03/2023

Very disappointed watch. Trailers spoiled too much and very predictable.

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Lynne

11/14/2023

So, we didn't even know we were sitting in the Exorcist Believer movie there was no title at the beginning of the movie and it was freezing!

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Lidya Jewett

Angela

Olivia O'Neill

Katherine

The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - Demons Possess the Girls

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - Creepy Possessed Daughter

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - The Bathtub Scare

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - The Body and the Blood!

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - Freaky Possessed Girl

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - The Group Exorcism Scary Scene

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - The Voodoo Exorcism

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - Chris Meets the Demon

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - The Demon Stabs Chris' Eyes Out

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The Exorcist: Believer: Official Clip - Terrifying Final Exorcism

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The Exorcist: Believer: Featurette - Faking Possession

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The Exorcist: Believer: Featurette - The Girls

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The Exorcist: Believer: Featurette - Around the World

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The Exorcist: Believer: Featurette - A Look Inside

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Synopsis

Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Tony winner and Oscar® nominee Leslie Odom, Jr.; One Night in Miami, Hamilton) has raised their daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett, Good Girls) on his own. But when Angela and her friend Katherine (newcomer Olivia Marcum), disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes a chain of events that will force Victor to confront the nadir of evil and, in his terror and desperation, seek out the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it before: Chris MacNeil.

Director: David Gordon Green
Producer: Jason Blum, David Robinson, James G. Robinson
Screenwriter: David Gordon Green, Peter Sattler
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Morgan Creek Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Rough House Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Disturbing Images|Sexual References|Some Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.5M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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