The Exorcist: Believer
Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 6, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 54 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
33
Negative:
14
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
NMEAlex FloodOct 4, 2023
This might not be what fans expect from an Exorcist movie, but they’ll be even more surprised that it’s actually watchable. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenOct 28, 2023
As an homage to Friedkin’s movie, Green’s take is respectful and genuinely scary. Let those tubular bells chime forth in celebration. Read full review
75
USA TodayBrian TruittOct 4, 2023
Does a decent job living up to a legendary predecessor. Original star Ellen Burstyn returns in the latest film, which also goes all in exploring every parent’s deepest fears, but while it tries admirably, “Believer” is nowhere near as profoundly scary as William Friedkin’s genre-defining chiller. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineMatt DonatoOct 4, 2023
Though Green may alienate some audiences with choices nowhere near as terrifying as William Friedkin’s original, something about the film’s heart endears beyond another exorcism retread satisfied to follow the same blasphemous beats. Read full review
63
CNNBrian LowryOct 5, 2023
The nostalgia factor elevates an otherwise slow-building film that maintains an eerie creepiness before fumbling through a slightly muddled climactic act. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 4, 2023
If The Exorcist: Believer is all about devotion to spiritual (or at least cinematic) faith, its failure to live up to the power of the first film, which made zealots of even the most cynical moviegoers, borders on sacrilege. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOct 4, 2023
The Exorcist: Believer is a pretty good movie that's so stuffed with characters and not-quite-developed ideas that you may come away from it thinking about what it could have been instead. Read full review
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