The Exorcist: Believer
The Exorcist: Believer

The Exorcist: Believer

2023Movie111 minEnglish

Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.

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IMDb5.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes22%
Metacritic45
Google Users71%
Director: David Gordon GreenGenres: Horror, Supernatural

Plot Summary

When two young girls, Angela and Katherine, disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened, a chain of events is triggered that forces their families to confront the terrifying peak of evil. Desperate and out of options, the families seek out the only person who has ever witnessed anything like it before: Chris MacNeil.

Critical Reception

The Exorcist: Believer received largely negative reviews from critics and was met with a mixed to negative response from audiences. Many critics pointed to its derivative nature and failure to recapture the terror of the original, while audiences were divided on its effectiveness as a sequel.

What Reviewers Say

  • Fails to recapture the dread and impact of the original film.
  • Suffers from a predictable plot and underdeveloped characters.
  • While featuring some unsettling moments, it largely relies on jump scares and tonal inconsistencies.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a divided reception, with some appreciating the modern take on the horror classic and its attempts at delivering scares. However, many expressed disappointment with the storyline, comparing it unfavorably to the original and finding it less impactful.

Awards & Accolades

None notable.

Fun Fact

Ellen Burstyn reprises her role as Chris MacNeil from the original 1973 film, marking her return to the franchise after over 50 years.

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4 reviews
Dean

Dean

Woke crap
hamfaceman

hamfaceman

I've seen better
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

"Angela" (Lidya Jewett) and her school mate "Katherine" (Olivia O'Neill) go for a walk in the woods one day. They don't come home - and panic amongst the parents ensues. Luckily, the girls turn up in a cow-barn a few miles away but have no ...
GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwin...

Well, they made The Exorcist woke... and oddly Anti-Catholic... and it flopped. Seriously, The Pope's Exorcist was better and EVERYONE knew that was going to flop. I'm going to tell you right now that you should go back and watch the pr...