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The Pope's Exorcist

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican.

Release:2023
Runtime:1h 43m
Country:United States
Director:Julius Avery
Language:English

Genre

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Keywords

SpainRome ItalyPigVatican Holy SeePopeExorcismPossessionConspiracy
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The Pope's Exorcist rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.1/10· 100K votes
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic45%
TMDb6.917/10· 3K votes

With 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.1/10 on IMDb and 45/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About The Pope's Exorcist

Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

Cast of The Pope's Exorcist

  • Russell Crowe

    Russell Crowe

    as Father Gabriele Amorth

  • Daniel Zovatto

    Daniel Zovatto

    as Father Esquibel

  • Alex Essoe

    Alex Essoe

    as Julia

  • Peter DeSouza-Feighoney

    Peter DeSouza-Feighoney

    as Henry

  • Ralph Ineson

    Ralph Ineson

    as Asmodeus (voice)

  • Laurel Marsden

    Laurel Marsden

    as Amy

  • Franco Nero

    Franco Nero

    as The Pope

  • Ryan O'Grady

    Ryan O'Grady

    as Cardinal Sullivan

  • Bianca Bardoe

    Bianca Bardoe

    as Rosaria

  • Carrie Munro

    Carrie Munro

    as Adella

  • Cornell John

    Cornell John

    as Bishop Lumumba

  • Santi Bayón

    Santi Bayón

    as Roberto Vasquez IV (Henry's Dad)

The Pope's Exorcist facts

Budget
$18M
Box office
$77M
Collection
The Pope's Exorcist Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Demonic possession premise delivers genuine scares and horror atmosphere
  • •Exorcism sequences create intense supernatural tension and religious conflict
  • •Nineties setting grounds theological horror in specific historical context

What the audience disliked

  • •Conspiracy plot undermines focus on personal exorcism and faith struggle
  • •Priest characterization relies on genre tropes rather than authentic development
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