The Omen (1976)
It is the greatest mystery of all because no human being will ever solve it.
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The Omen rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.5/10· 145K votes
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic62%
TMDb7.41/10· 2K votesWith 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Omen
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Cast of The Omen
Gregory Peck
as Robert Thorn
Lee Remick
as Katherine Thorn
David Warner
as Keith Jennings
Billie Whitelaw
as Mrs. Baylock
Harvey Stephens
as Damien Thorn
Patrick Troughton
as Father Brennan
Martin Benson
as Father Spiletto
Robert Rietti
as Monk
Tommy Duggan
as Priest
John Stride
as Psychiatrist
Holly Palance
as Young Nanny
Anthony Nicholls
as Dr. Becker
The Omen facts
- Budget
- $2.8M
- Box office
- $60.9M
- Collection
- The Omen Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Atmospheric dread builds methodically through meticulous compositional craft
- •Iconic imagery burns into viewer consciousness with haunting effectiveness
- •Classical horror sensibilities create timeless supernatural terror framework
What the audience disliked
- •Dated special effects occasionally undercut the intended menace and impact
- •Some narrative exposition feels heavy-handed by contemporary standards
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