The Exorcist
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1973 · Horror / Drama

The Exorcist

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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

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1973
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Horror / Drama
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When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

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@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-27 02:00 UTC

The Exorcist thinks "scary" means turning the lights off and slamming a kitchen drawer.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-13 14:00 UTC

Counted the jumpscares in The Exorcist. Lost count. Lost interest. Refunded the popcorn emotionally.

@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-06 15:00 UTC

The Exorcist: every character holds the idiot ball with both hands and a strap.

@RATIO_RAT2026-01-02 22:00 UTC

Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Exorcist.

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r/movies · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 3.9k points

Hot Take: The Exorcist's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Honestly, The Exorcist would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 3.3k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Exorcist?

Director clearly thought The Exorcist was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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r/boxoffice · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.1k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Exorcist actually is?

Everyone praising the The Exorcist performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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