Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- eerie
- campy
- late night horror
- franchise catch-up
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly regarded the television sequel as a slow, visually dull, and unnecessary continuation that drains the franchise’s supernatural premise of suspense.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Delia is presented as the rebirth of Damien Thorn’s prophecy and the central supernatural threat.
Karen’s investigation into Delia’s origins transforms her role as an adoptive mother into an increasingly suspicious struggle.
The plot withholds the truth about Delia while bizarre accidents and the search for her biological parents intensify suspicion.
The film’s New Age psychics, healing crystals, and supernatural conflict create a camp-leaning variation on religious horror.
Films like Omen IV: The Awakening, and why
The Omen
supernatural religious horror centered on an ominous child and escalating mysterious deaths
The Omen II
evil-child horror with prophecy, family anxiety, and paranoid supernatural suspicion
The Exorcist
religious horror involving apocalyptic evil, occult investigation, and a threatened family
The Good Son
camp-leaning supernatural thriller about an unsettling child and adults uncovering hidden evil
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jorge Montesi, Dominique Othenin-Girard
- Release Date
- 1991-07-19
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (300)
Cast
- Faye Grant
- Michael Woods
- Michael Lerner
- Madison Mason
- Ann Hearn
- Jim Byrnes
- Don S. Davis
- Asia Vieira
- Megan Leitch
- Joy Coghill
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Omen IV: The Awakening about?
- An adoptive mother’s search for her daughter’s origins exposes a terrifying continuation of an Antichrist prophecy.
- What is Omen IV: The Awakening like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Omen IV: The Awakening as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Omen IV: The Awakening violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Omen IV: The Awakening as mild.
- What did critics think of Omen IV: The Awakening?
- Critics overwhelmingly regarded the television sequel as a slow, visually dull, and unnecessary continuation that drains the franchise’s supernatural premise of suspense.
- Which films are like Omen IV: The Awakening?
- Films with a similar feel include The Omen, The Omen II, The Exorcist, and The Good Son.
- How long is Omen IV: The Awakening?
- Omen IV: The Awakening runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Omen IV: The Awakening?
- In United States, Omen IV: The Awakening streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
