Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (2000)

88% of critics liked it
(81 reviews)
86% of users liked it
(1,464 ratings)

When a 12-year old girl is possessed by demons, a young priest takes it upon himself to selflessly save her at the behest of her famous movie-star mother.

Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr. 15 min.
Directed By: William Friedkin
Written By: William Peter Blatty
Genres: Horror

In Theaters: Sep 22, 2000 Limited
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
there's something elemental about The Exorcist, even with the new hopeful ending that betrays the bleak original.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A brilliant horror film.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Still jolting.
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
More gross than outright scary.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The new version's amendments, for the most part, are distracting and sometimes unintentionally funny.
Christopher Smith, Bangor Daily News (Maine)
Besides the performances, which are uniformly strong, what's so terrific about "The Exorcist" is how it's in no hurry to get to the meat of its horror. Unlike today's horror movies, it isn't exploitative. It's about its characters.
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
I went prepared to be scared, and woke up sleep-walking two nights in a row after I saw it. Isn't that what horror movies are supposed to do?
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
The movie's eerie quietude is gone.
John R. McEwen, Film Quips Online
...Still a thrill to watch after all these years, so full it's hard to absorb in one showing, so affecting it will still keep you awake at night. But maybe for different reasons.

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Matt G

The greatest horror film ever made. It doesn't scare me or anything, but it is really well made and is one of my favorite movies.
Conner R

Even better than the original that seemed to be flawless. The few key scenes they do add are amazing, I can't imagine the crab walk not being part of the experience now. I feel like the pacing is even better, there's more time spent with the characters and an even more… More
Even better than the original that seemed to be flawless. The few key scenes they do add are amazing, I can't imagine the crab walk not being part of the experience now. I feel like the pacing is even better, there's more time spent with the characters and an even more mystifying tone to it. It will always be the horror movie that got me crazy about the genre, there's no way you can see this and not be utterly blown away. It's realistic, creepy and beautiful. William Friedken's level of detail is amazing and unmatched in the context of the release and expectations in horror movies at the time.
R?o?d?r?i?g?o? R

I saw this version and found it a little better than the original, but the beginning is boring and confusing.

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Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (2000)

Critic Reviews

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Matt G

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