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Releasing on Oct 6, 2023
  • 2023
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h 1 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h 1 m

Summary Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Leslie Odom, Jr.) has raised their daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett) on his own. But when Angela and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum), disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes...

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Written By: Peter Sattler, Scott Teems, Danny McBride, William Peter Blatty, David Gordon Green

  • 2023
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h 1 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 2 h 1 m
The Exorcist: Believer
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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Summary Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding (Leslie Odom, Jr.) has raised their daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett) on his own. But when Angela and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum), disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes...

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Written By: Peter Sattler, Scott Teems, Danny McBride, William Peter Blatty, David Gordon Green

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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66% Mixed
19 Reviews
28% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
38
7% Positive
2 Reviews
66% Mixed
19 Reviews
28% Negative
8 Reviews

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80
Oct 4, 2023
This might not be what fans expect from an Exorcist movie, but they’ll be even more surprised that it’s actually watchable.
By Alex Flood FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 4, 2023
Though its predestined, blockbuster exorcism sequence just manages to provide a satisfying conclusion to the story, the underdeveloped synchronized possession element creates more problems than it solves and adds bloat to a movie which would have benefitted from a leaner, more measured approach.
By Tom Jorgensen FULL REVIEW
45
Oct 4, 2023
"Believer" is not the worst "Exorcist" film by any stretch, but it's certainly the least intriguing. It's a rote, choppy thriller that forgets to scare us.
By Witney Seibold FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 4, 2023
The Exorcist: Believer, in its superficially competent and poshly mounted way, feels about as dangerous as a crucifix dipped in a bottle of designer water.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 4, 2023
And so it is that a film that was shaping up to be an intelligent and respectful homage to The Exorcist descends to the depths of a cheesy, straight-to-streaming rip-off. Viewers should do what Victor advises, and leave.
By Nicholas Barber FULL REVIEW
30
Oct 4, 2023
People routinely label Exorcist II: The Heretic as one of the worst sequels ever made, but at least that movie was going for something. Whatever its flaws, it had some ideas and it is never boring. The Exorcist: Believer commits that sin, and so many more.
By Matt Singer FULL REVIEW
20
Oct 4, 2023
Director David Gordon Green fails to whip up even a fraction of the original 1973 chiller's menace in this sloppy, CGI-heavy farrago.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Rough House Pictures
Release Date Oct 6, 2023
Duration 2 h 1 m
Rating R
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Website https://www.facebook.com/TheExorcistBeliever
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