The Omen (1976)
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Genre
- horror film, mystery film, satanic film, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 2,428 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A high-ranking diplomat's wife gives birth, but their baby dies. He secretly replaces it with another newborn without telling her. The child grows up as Damien, and strange violent deaths begin happening around him. They discover the boy may be the Antichrist.
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What happens
The Omen is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer Stephens (in his film debut), Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, and Leo McKern. The film's plot follows Damien Thorn, a young child replaced at birth by his father, unbeknownst to his wife, after their biological child dies shortly after birth. As a series of mysterious events and violent deaths occur around the family and Damien enters childhood, they come to learn he is in fact the prophesied Antichrist. Released theatrically by 20th Century-Fox in June 1976, The Omen received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing over $60 million at the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1976. The film earned two Oscar nominations, including a win for Jerry Goldsmith's musical score, and retrospective reviews have been more favorable. The film spawned the Omen franchise, with Damien – Omen II released two years later, followed by The Final Conflict (1981) and Omen IV: The Awakening (1991), as well as a 2006 remake and 2024 prequel. It also spawned a 2016 television series that ran for one season on A&E. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Devil Is a Woman (1974)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.