The Omen
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 25, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The TelegraphAnna Baddeley
Much scarier than fellow possessed child flick The Exorcist, which predated it by three years, The Omen contains some of the most memorable untimely deaths in cinema history. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
The performance of Harvey Stephens as the young Damien has invested the film with the chill of genuine credibility. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
This apocalyptic movie mostly avoids physical gore to boost its relatively unoriginal storyline with suspense, some excellent acting (especially from Warner and Whitelaw), and a very deft, incident-packed script. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Suspenser starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as the unwitting parents of the Antichrist. Richard Donner's direction is taut. Players all are strong.
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The Omen takes all of this terribly seriously, as befits the genre that gave us Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist. What Jesus was to the 1950s movie epic, the devil is to the 1970s, and so all of this material is approached with the greatest solemnity, not only in the performances but also in the photography, the music and the very looks on people's faces. Read full review
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