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Exorcist, The (1973)

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All Time

of 190,166

63

1970's

of 10,575

13

1973

of 3,260

2
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,015
  
  39
  
  Drama of 1973
  
  of 183
  
  2
  
  Drama of the 1970's
  
  of 1,855
  
  8
Horror
- Horror All Time
  
  of 4,953
  
  4
  
  Horror of 1973
  
  of 63
  
  1
  
  Horror of the 1970's
  
  of 546
  
  3
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,015
  
  17
  
  Thriller of 1973
  
  of 57
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1970's
  
  of 462
  
  6

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Exorcist, The (1973) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.6087

Avg Critic Score:3.5017

Exorcist, The (1973) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The year 1973 began and ended with cries of pain. It began with Ingmar Bergman's "Cries and Whispers," and it closed with William Friedkin's "The Exorcist. ...read the complete Exorcist movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Digital enhancements aside, The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen comes close to matching the legendary rough cut of the film that director William Friedkin showed to Exorcist producer/writer William Peter Blatty on a Moviola prior to the ...read the complete Exorcist movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

If you haven't seen the original by now, I have no idea why you're even reading this. If you're still here, this is what it's all about: once upon a time back in the 1970's, we used to have these things called horror films. ...read the complete Exorcist movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

No review available ...read the complete Exorcist movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

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reVision

Il papa Paolo VI, ci racconta Daniela Catelli nel suo libro "Friedkin. Il brivido dell’ambiguità", accolse bene il film nel 1972: perché "il male non è semplicemente l’assenza di qualcosa, ma un agente effettivo, un essere spirituale vivente,...read the complete Exorcist, The (1973) review at reVision

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Time Out

Friedkin's film about the possession of a 12-year-old girl works as an essay in suspension of disbelief and on the level of titillatory exploitation. Although harrowing, its effects depend entirely on technical manipulation, and with Friedkin's...read the complete Exorcist, The (1973) review at Time Out

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MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

It has been called 'the scariest movie of all time'. Indeed, when "The Exorcist" was originally released on Boxing Day in 1973, Warner Bros. was so concerned about the film's intensity that they only released it in a handful of theaters nationwide....read the complete Exorcist, The (1973) review at MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)

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Classic Horror

I cannot stand listening to either William Friedkin or William Peter Blatty talk about The Exorcist. They have a tendency to speak at great length, not about what they intended, but what the film means to audiences everywhere. How it shakes the...read the complete Exorcist, The (1973) review at Classic Horror

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iF Magazine

When you’re a washed up Hollywood hack like William Friedkin -- or George Lucas for that matter -- the bitterness of knowing your talent all lies in yesterday must be so great that if the opportunity arises to go back to your previous “watchable”...read the complete Exorcist, The (1973) review at iF Magazine

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