Exorcist: The Beginning (2004): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 horror thriller directed by Renny Harlin, starring Stellan Skarsgård. It runs 1 hour 54 minutes and earned $78.1 million worldwide on a $80 million budget. Critics gave it 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and 30 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.1/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 54m (114 min)
- Director
- Renny Harlin
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget
- $80M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Exorcist: The Beginning About?
The premise of Exorcist: The Beginning without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Haunted by a troubled past, Father Merrin’s faith is tested when he confronts dark echoes of World War II. Now an archaeologist in Kenya, he uncovers ancient relics holding disturbing secrets. He encounters Sarah, a doctor and survivor grappling with her own personal struggles, as a malevolent force awakens, drawing them both into a terrifying convergence with the evil he thought he had left behind.
Exorcist: The Beginning Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- exorcism
- child in jeopardy
- haunted by the past
- curse
- supernatural power
- desecration
- world war two
- church
- archeologist
- kenya
- priest
- demon
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- good versus evil
- loss of faith
- prologue
- massacre
- archeological dig
- 1940s
- suicide
- nazi
- demonic possession
- prequel
- exorcist
- death
- slitting one's own throat
- stillbirth
- battlefield
- underground cave
- showdown
- prayer
- german occupied netherlands
- insane man
- inverted cross
- secret
- empty grave
- lust
- execution
- excavation
- relic
- christianity
- hyena
- cairo egypt
- blood
- year 1949
- crucifix
- missionary
- secret passageway
- paganism
- graveyard
- self mutilation
Exorcist: The Beginning Cast
Stellan Skarsgård stars in Exorcist: The Beginning. Directed by Renny Harlin.
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Director Renny Harlin
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Exorcist: The Beginning Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Exorcist: The Beginning 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and 30 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.1/10.
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IMDb 5.1 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 11% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 27%
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Metacritic 30 Metascore
User score 4.9
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TMDB 54% User score
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Exorcist: The Beginning Plot Summary
What happens in Exorcist: The Beginning from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The story centers on Father Lankester Merrin, whose profound crisis of faith emerges following the traumatic experiences he endured during World War II. Long before the events depicted in The Exorcist, the youthful Merrin, portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård, embarks on a journey to East Africa as part of a sabbatical from the Church. During this time, he immerses himself in history and archaeology, struggling to mend his fragmented beliefs. Haunted by a horrific episode from his past involving a vicious Nazi SS commander who coerced him into executing innocent lives to save a village, Merrin is burdened by guilt and anguish.
Full summary
The whole story of Exorcist: The Beginning, scene by scene
Exorcist: The Beginning Box Office & Budget
Exorcist: The Beginning grossed $78.1 million worldwide on a $80 million budget, 98% of what it cost. $41.8 million came from the US and Canada and $36.3 million (46%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$78.1M
98% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $41.8M
- International
- $36.3M
- Budget
- $80M
Exorcist: The Beginning Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Exorcist: The Beginning.
How Well Do You Know Exorcist: The Beginning?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What traumatic event haunts Father Merrin from World War II?
Exorcist: The Beginning Also Known As
38 alternative titles, including “Exorcist The Beginning” and “L'Exorciste : Au commencement”.
- Also known as
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- Exorcist The Beginning
- L'Exorciste : Au commencement
- The Exorcist: The Beginning
- Egzorcysta: Początek
- Экзорцист: Начало
- L'Exorciste: Le commencement
- 大法师: 吸魂首部曲
- El Exorcista 4 - El comienzo
- El Exorcista IV: El Comienzo
- Demion Exorzist - Der Anfang
- Exorcist։ The Beginning
- กำเนิดหมอผี เอ็กซอร์ซิสต์
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- El exorcista: 4 - El comienzo
- Exorzist - Der Anfang
- L'esorcista - La genesi
- Изгоняющий дьявола: Начало
- El exorcista: El comienzo
- Exorcisten: Begynnelsen
- Az ördögűző 4: A kezdet
- Eksorcisten: Begyndelsen
- Exorcista: O Princípio
- Vymítač ďábla: Zrození
- Екзорцист: Початок
- מגרש השדים: ההתחלה
- 엑소시스트: 더 비기닝
- 驱魔人前传
- O Exorcista: O Início
- Manaaja: Alku
- 大法師：吸魂首部曲
- Заклинателят: Началото
- エクソシスト ビギニング
- L'Exorciste : Le Commencement
- Exorcistul: Începutul
- Egzorcist: Početak
- 驅魔人前傳
- Vyháňač diabla: Počiatok
- Người Trừ Tà: Sự Khởi Đầu
- طارد الأرواح الشريرة: البداية
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Exorcist: The Beginning FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Exorcist: The Beginning, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Exorcist: The Beginning?
Exorcist: The Beginning runs 1 hour 54 minutes (114 minutes).
When was Exorcist: The Beginning released?
Exorcist: The Beginning was released on August 20, 2004.
Who directed Exorcist: The Beginning?
Exorcist: The Beginning was directed by Renny Harlin.
More films by Renny Harlin Who is in the cast of Exorcist: The Beginning?
Exorcist: The Beginning stars Stellan Skarsgård.
How much did Exorcist: The Beginning make at the box office?
Exorcist: The Beginning grossed $78.1 million worldwide ($41.8 million domestic, $36.3 million international) on a budget of $80 million.
How is Exorcist: The Beginning rated?
Exorcist: The Beginning has 5.1/10 on IMDb, 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 on Metacritic and 54% on TMDB.
Does Exorcist: The Beginning have a post-credit scene?
No. Exorcist: The Beginning has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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