The Exorcist

1973 William Friedkin 2h 2m ★ 7.7
Horror
The Exorcist

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

Cast

Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn Chris MacNeil
Linda Blair Linda Blair Regan MacNeil
Jason Miller Jason Miller Father Damien Karras
Max von Sydow Max von Sydow Father Lankester Merrin
Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb Lt. Bill Kinderman
William O'Malley William O'Malley Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
Kitty Winn Kitty Winn Sharon Spencer
Barton Heyman Barton Heyman Dr. Klein

Vibes

Curious Heart Pounding Crowd Pleaser

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Exorcist

The Omen
The Omen 1976
Children and the devil. 1970s horror that still terrifies fifty years later. The Conjuring
The Conjuring 2013
Possession cinema. The 1973 original that traumatized a generation and the 2013 film that revived it. Hereditary
Hereditary 2018
The most terrifying horror films of their respective eras. Forty-five years apart, equally devastating. The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III 1990
The Exorcist, the good ones. Two films that prove the franchise works when it focuses on faith, not effects.