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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005 · PG-13 · 2h 2m

One person's story of faith and possession.

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

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Release & where to watch

In theaters
September 9, 2005

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Curator Score

Based on 1 curator rating · How we score

Leans into atmosphere, light on gore.

Jump scares

The Exorcism of Emily Rose has 9 jump scares. Compare counts

Age suitability

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is rated PG-13. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 6.4/10 for fear and 1.0/10 for gore, and carries 2 content warnings: religious themes and self harm.

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7.1Overall
Fear6.4
Gore1.0
Atmosphere7.3

Genres

dramahorrorcrimethriller

Tags

Subgenre

supernaturalpossession

Tone

psychologicalcharacter-drivendread

Production

based-on-true-events

Content Warnings

religious-themesself-harm
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Details

Budget$19M
Box office$145.2M

Directed by

Scott Derrickson

Cinematography

Tom Stern

Starring

Laura Linney as Erin Bruner · Tom Wilkinson as Father Moore · Campbell Scott as Ethan Thomas · Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Rose · Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Mueller · Mary Beth Hurt as Judge Brewster · Colm Feore as Karl Gunderson · Henry Czerny as Dr. Briggs

Production

Firm Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, Screen Gems

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