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Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 · 114 min

A grim, atmospheric prequel that leans on dread, gore, and a crisis of faith to unsettle rather than shock.

Directed by
Renny Harlin
Genres
Horror
Tagline
Go back to where the horror began.
Overview
Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

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Directed by
Renny Harlin
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • guilt
  • morality
  • obsession
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

In this series

The Exorcist Collection

  1. The ExorcistMovie · 1973
  2. Exorcist II: The HereticMovie · 1977
  3. The Exorcist IIIMovie · 1990
  4. Exorcist: The BeginningMovie · 2004 This title
  5. Dominion: Prequel to The ExorcistMovie · 2005
  6. The Exorcist: BelieverMovie · 2023

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