Should you watch The Exorcist?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Exorcist
Film · 1973
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
The sides of The Exorcist
- A girl possessed
- Two priests
- A staircase
The Exorcist is good for you if…
- you want to be scared by a demon speaking through a twelve-year-old girl.
- you like a mother watching her child change.
- you like horror that takes its time.
The Exorcist is bad for you if…
- you can't take shocking, graphic scenes. A possessed girl harms herself on screen.
- you're choosing a Halloween film for the kids. A possessed child is horror strictly for adults.
About: faith · evil · motherhood
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