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The Exorcist III

1990 ·1h 50m · ★ 6.3 (845)

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

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Director

William Peter Blatty William Peter Blatty
2 horror films in catalog
The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Configuration 1980
The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III 1990

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
100
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
0
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PossessionSerial Killer

Tone

Whimsical

Content Warnings

Child in DangerBody HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

death penaltydemondemonic possessiondoomed manexorcismfrightenedhalloweenhorrifiedinvestigationmacabremischievousmissing personpact with the devilpriestpsychiatric hospitalpsychological horrorpsychoticreligion and supernaturalreligious horrorroman catholic churchsequelseries of murderssinistersupernatural horrorsuspicion of murder

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