The Exorcist

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The Exorcist

1973 · Movie · 122 min

Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer84%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.3/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic81/100as of 2023-06-12

What it is

The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and the attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.

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Genres
Horror / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Original language
English

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