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Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 ·1h 54m · ★ 5.4 (877)

Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

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9 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
100
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
100
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorEye TraumaDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

1940sabandoned churchafricaancient evilarchaeological digarchaeologistbyzantine empirecatholic priestcrisis of faithdemondemonic possessiondevileast africaexorcismex-priestkenyamassacrenazipaganismprequelpriestrelicreligion and supernaturalreligious horrorremakeroman catholic churchsupernatural horrorvatican (holy see)

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