The Exorcist: Believer
A grieving father turns to a traumatized survivor of demonic possession when two missing girls return from the woods changed and memoryless.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- foreboding
- disturbing
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- franchise sequel viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel disappointing and incoherent, with conventional presentation that failed to match the danger or impact of the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The possession crisis involving Angela and Katherine expands beyond a single priest into a broader community response.
Chris MacNeil returns fifty years after the events that permanently changed her relationship to her daughter’s possession.
The exorcism and rescue effort engages Roman Catholic tradition while presenting a wider, syncretic approach to faith and community.
Angela and Katherine disappear into the woods, return after three days without memories, and exhibit disturbing behavioral changes.
Films like The Exorcist: Believer, and why
The Exorcist
shared demonic possession horror, Catholic imagery, family trauma, and escalating supernatural dread
The Conjuring
shared possession horror, religious themes, child endangerment, and emotionally distressed families
The Pope's Exorcist
shared satanic horror, supernatural investigation, and grim spiritual conflict
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
shared contemporary possession horror, vulnerable children, and community-based confrontation with evil
Movie Details
- Director
- David Gordon Green
- Release Date
- 2023-10-04
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (1333)
Cast
- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Lidya Jewett
- Olivia O'Neill
- Ann Dowd
- Jennifer Nettles
- Norbert Leo Butz
- Okwui Okpokwasili
- Raphael Sbarge
- E.J. Bonilla
- Ellen Burstyn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 The Exorcist: Believer about?
- A grieving father turns to a traumatized survivor of demonic possession when two missing girls return from the woods changed and memoryless.
- What is The Exorcist: Believer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Exorcist: Believer as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Exorcist: Believer violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Exorcist: Believer as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Exorcist: Believer?
- Critics broadly found the sequel disappointing and incoherent, with conventional presentation that failed to match the danger or impact of the original.
- Which films are like The Exorcist: Believer?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exorcist, The Conjuring, The Pope's Exorcist, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
- How long is The Exorcist: Believer?
- The Exorcist: Believer runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Exorcist: Believer?
- In United States, The Exorcist: Believer streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
