Laura Linney,
Tom Wilkinson,
Campbell Scott,
Jennifer Carpenter,
Colm Feore
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In this blend of psychological thriller and courtroom drama, Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) is a 19-year-old college student who begins displaying bizarre and troubling behavior; as her actions becom... read more
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Release Date: September 9, 2005
Keywords:
horror,
scary,
creepy,
scariest,
courtroom,
exorcism,
trial,
true story,
courtroom drama,
horror movie,
emily rose,
Tom Wilkinson ,
Laura Linney ,
Emily Rose ,
Jennifer Carpenter
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
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July 18, 2012This is one of the best films about possession and exorcism ever made. It is also one of the most effective horror films i have ever seen.
Director Scott Derrickson seems to be true talent with huge potential who also knows how to use camera and how to scare audience with elegan... read more -
October 7, 2011Wilkinson and Linney's dynamic performances are the reason to see this melodramatic if typical exorcism piece, he as the anxious priest attempting to fit medieval beliefs into skeptical modern times and she as the atheist legal eagle he needs most to convince. Not boring.
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October 1, 2011Starring Jennifer Carpenter as the title character, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE is 25% courtroom drama, 25% psychological horror, 25% supernatural mystery, and 25% rip-off of THE SIXTH SENSE.
It isn't the most original film, as it seems like an homage to previous demonic, exorcis... read more -
September 26, 2011fb729949618Don't really remember seeing this, that might say alot about the quality of the film. I do remember that the possessed scenes weren't that cheesy, so that's a positive at least.
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July 8, 2011Second best exorcism flick ever made! In the first place, of course, you'll find the 1973 cult phenomenon The Exorcist. What may be interesting to know though is that there's a true story behind this, that also became the inspiration for said classic. It is by many believe... read more
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February 23, 2011People keep comparing this movie to 'The Exorcist', and judge that this one aint spooky enough. But this is not meant to be a spooky horror flick, in fact it is more like Exorcist, the novel, in terms of giving alternate explanations- religious and scientific- for every thing hap... read more
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January 29, 2011It was a little better than I thought. It was nice that it was a court movie and a horror movie in one. A little different. Not just brainless horror. It's a horror movie that lets you use you'r brain. And for that...it gets a extra half star. Jennifer Carpenter does a pretty goo... read more
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January 25, 2011People are calling this a horror film. I disagree. There are horror elements to it but it dominantly a courtroom drama...and an excellent one at that. There are some remarkable performances in this and some great back and forth during the courtrooms scenes. I really dug this ... read more
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December 27, 2010part horror, part court room drama, and entirely excellent. this is easily one of the best horror films of its generation. excellent performances from linney, wilkinson, and scott, wonderful cinematography, and well crafted editing. the film creates an awareness of the battle ... read more
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November 18, 2010Much like the original exorcist in it's vivid representation of demonic possession, but taking on the modern view of religious fervor versus reality. Carpenter is excellent as always, and Wilkinson, though a good choice compared with Max von Sydow, makes a strange illusion in the... read more
Critic Reviews
September 12, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
September 9, 2005
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
There's no green vomit and nobody's head ever rotates a full 360; we stay in the natural world and never enter a movie world, and that makes the movie a lot better. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
This is a horror movie, for once, which really wants us to use our heads. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
As courtroom drama, The Exorcism of Emily Rose works effectively; as a scarefest, it misses the mark. But the performances stick with you, particularly that of Linney, who has an elegant steeliness. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Emily Rose is the thinking person's demon possession movie. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Director and co-writer Scott Derrickson thinks he's not ripping off the 1973 Exorcist, presumably because his effects are too tacky to work up a scare or a convincing case for possession.
September 9, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
As horror, it's only mildly chilling. As anything more serious, it's half-hearted and intellectually not up to the challenge, great cast or no. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
This isn't a movie. It's a miscarriage of cinema. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
The most frightening thing about The Exorcism of Emily Rose is how three Oscar-nominated actors were talked into working with Scott Dietrickson, writer-director of the direct-to-video Hellraiser: Infe...
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