Cinema of the Damned
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11 titles
The Exorcist
›R1973 · Horror, Drama · 122m · Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
The First Omen
›R2024 · Horror · 119m · Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
The Last Exorcism
›PG-132010 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 87m · Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr
After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Marcus travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will be another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic but instead comes upon the blood-soaked farm of the Sweetzer family and a true evil he would have never thought imaginable.
The Rite
›PG-132011 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 114m · Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga
Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.
The Possession of Michael King
›R2014 · Horror · 83m · Shane Johnson, Ella Anderson, Cara Pifko
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the supernatural, making himself the center of the experiment – allowing demonologists, necromancers, and various practitioners of the occult to try the deepest and darkest spells and rituals they can find on him – in the hopes that when they fail, he’ll once and for all have proof that religion, spiritualism, and the paranormal are nothing more than myth. But something does happen. An evil and horrifying force has taken over Michael King. And it will not let him go.
Impuratus
›2023 · Horror, Mystery, Fantasy · 135m · Tom Sizemore, Robert Miano, Airen DeLaMater
Police detective Clayton Douglas is summoned to a remote hospital where a mysterious Civil War veteran's outrageous deathbed confession forces him to accept the supernatural.
The Visitation
›PG-132006 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 103m · Edward Furlong, Kelly Lynch, Randy Travis
In Antioch, the former Father Travis Jordan lost his faith on God three years ago when his beloved wife was murdered and the criminals never found. Suddenly, miracles happen in the little town: the son of the newcomer and veterinary Morgan Elliot survives a car accident without a single scratch; Travis's dog Max revives after being buried; a paraplegic walks; a wounded woman and her father with b
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
›R2005 · Horror, Drama · 116m · Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar
Father Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to devote himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith.
Exorcist: The Beginning
›R2004 · Horror, Mystery · 114m · Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy
Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.
Agnes
›2021 · Horror, Drama · 93m · Molly C. Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Hayley McFarland
Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings-on among its nuns. A disaffected priest and his neophyte are confronted with temptation, bloodshed and a crisis of faith.
The Ritual
›NR2025 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 98m · Dan Stevens, Abigail Cowen, Al Pacino
Two priests, one in crisis with his faith and the other confronting a turbulent past, must overcome their differences to perform a risky exorcism.