The Exorcist (1973)

Best Horror Movie, Year by Year (72 movies items)

"1973 "

Watched in 2023 (89 movies items)

"8.8"

Most successful movie at the box-office per year (54 movies items)

"Gross: $441,306,145 Ranking: 297"

Favorite Movies of All Time (2020 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2019: 348 2018: 347 2017: 347 2016: 348 2015: 341 2014: 340 2013: 336 2012: 331 2011: 327 2010: 324 2009: 317 2008: 314 2007: 312 2006: 341 2005: 355 2004: 363 2003: 374 2002: 429 "

Watched films in 2023 (125 movies items)

"8.8. Blu-ray Uusintakatselu. Teatteriversio tietenkin, ei ole enää pidennettyyn hei paluuta. Manaajan uusinta onkin sitten pitkin vuotta käväissyt mielessä, ihan pyöreiden vuosiensa kunniaksi. Viimeksi eilen ruohoa leikatessa eli jännittävästi joitain tunteja ennen tietoa Friedkinin poismenosta. Kylmää kyytiä antaa vieläkin melkoisesti ja jälleen hieman eri tavoin. Ei tarvitse uskoa korkeampiin tai pahoihin voimiin, ei tarvitse olla hengellinen sitten mihinkään suuntaan. Ei "

Directed by William Friedkin (8 movies items)

" "What an excellent day for an exorcism." Written by William Peter Blatty Music by Cinematography by Owen Roizman Editing by Norman Gay and Evan A. Lottman"

“(OK) So powerfull, in script, acting (Brustyn, Sydow, Conn and Karras and even McGowran as a drunken intellectual), rich in detail and even digressions, with a strange prologue, but such an effective topic that Friedkin coul add what he wanted...” read more

“(OK) So powerfull, in script, acting (Brustyn, Sydow, Conn and Karras and even McGowran as a drunken intellectual), rich in detail and even digressions, with a strange prologue, but such an effective topic that Friedkin coul add what he wanted...” read more

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: R Why it’s rated: Subject matter, horror violence, and profanity "

My Favorite Films of 1973 (10 movies items)

" "What an excellent day for an exorcism." Directed by William Friedkin Written by William Peter Blatty Music by Cinematography by Owen Roizman Editing by Norman Gay and Evan A. Lottman"

Favorite Movies of All Time (2019 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2018: 347 2017: 347 2016: 348 2015: 341 2014: 340 2013: 336 2012: 331 2011: 327 2010: 324 2009: 317 2008: 314 2007: 312 2006: 341 2005: 355 2004: 363 2003: 374 2002: 429 "

Favorite Movies of All Time (2018 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" No Change 2017: 347 2016: 348 2015: 341 2014: 340 2013: 336 2012: 331 2011: 327 2010: 324 2009: 317 2008: 314 2007: 312 2006: 341 2005: 355 2004: 363 2003: 374 2002: 429 "

200 Favourite Scary Film Moments (185 movies items)

"12) “The power of Christ compels you!” "

Movies That I have watched all (2198 movies items)

"9.0/10"

One of the few movies to genuinely unsettle me

“The horror genre is a genre that has been growing on me overtime, and I genuinely believe The Exorcist is a landmark of it. Not just how much it's talked about or parodied, but also its ability to unnerve and unsettle me even years later. The Exorcist is a fantastic film, both as a film of its genre and of film full-stop. The effects are superb and have held up very well, and the sound is marvellous and adds to the many startling moments. The cinematography and scenery are also incredibly well done. The macabre, obscene demonstrations of manifest evil on display still startle even now, while William Friedkin's direction is one of his best and most intelligent of his career, not just making the scares genuine but also combining these with allegorical religious subtleties. The performances a” read more

Cinematic Firsts (212 movies items)

" *William Peter Blatty becomes the first Lebanese-American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. *William Peter Blatty becomes the first male Lebanese-American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. *William Peter Blatty becomes the first Asian-American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. *William Peter Blatty becomes the first male Asian-American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture."

Fictional Places You Don’t Want To Visit (205 movies items)

"The Exorcist Steps, Georgetown, Washington D.C. The Exorcist steps are concrete stairs, continuing 36th Street, descending from the corner of Prospect St and 36th St NW, down to a small parking lot, set back from the intersection of M Street NW, Canal Rd NW, and Whitehurst Freeway NW in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. Famous for being featured in The Exorcist. Why you wouldn’t want to visit there. Need I ask?"