Is The Exorcist scary?

Yes — The Exorcist is consistently scary. As a possession film, it scored 8.0/10 for fear, 9.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.4/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in The Exorcist?

The Exorcist has 11 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Exorcist?

The Exorcist is tagged as possession, occult, supernatural on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Exorcist

Name: The Exorcist
Genre: horror
Released: 1973-12-26
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 7.4

1973 · R · 2h 2m

Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house…And a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist.

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

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

7.4

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Built on atmosphere.

Jump scares

The Exorcist has 11 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.4Overall

Fear8.0

Gore6.0

Atmosphere9.0

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horror

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Details

Budget$12M

Box office$441.3M

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Starring

Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil · Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil · Jason Miller as Father Damien Karras · Max von Sydow as Father Lankester Merrin · Lee J. Cobb as Lt. Bill Kinderman · William O'Malley as Father Joseph Kevin Dyer · Kitty Winn as Sharon Spencer · Barton Heyman as Dr. Klein

Production

Hoya Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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