The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Directed by

Julius Avery

Genre

horror film, biographical film, speculative fiction film, supernatural horror film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 3,202 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Russell Crowe plays a real-life priest who investigates demonic possessions. He uncovers a conspiracy within the church while battling a powerful evil force.

suspensefuldarkintensemoodysupernaturalgrittytensebleak

What happens

The Pope's Exorcist is a 2023 supernatural horror film directed by Julius Avery from a screenplay by Michael Petroni and Evan Spiliotopoulos, based on the 1990 book An Exorcist Tells His Story and the 1992 book An Exorcist: More Stories by Father Gabriele Amorth. The film stars Russell Crowe as Amorth, with Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, and Franco Nero in supporting roles. Production began in 2020 when Screen Gems purchased the rights to Amorth's story. After a directorial replacement and script revisions, filming occurred in Ireland from August to October 2022. The Pope's Exorcist was released in several countries beginning on April 5, 2023, and in the United States on April 14. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $77 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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