The Last Exorcism

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The Last Exorcism

PG-13,

2010,

1h 27m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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After years of gulling the faithful, cleric Cotton Marcus feels remorse and decides to expose his chicanery through filming a documentary. With a crew in tow, Marcus arrives at the Louisiana farm of devout Louis Sweetzer, who believes that his daughter, Nell, is possessed. When the usual stunts fail, he realizes that he is face-to-face with real evil and must summon true faith to protect Nell, the others and himself from demonic power.

Critics Consensus

It doesn't fully deliver on the chilly promise of its Blair Witch-style premise, but The Last Exorcism offers a surprising number of clever thrills.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 9, 2017

B-

It all makes for interesting, and even terrifying, viewing at times. But it's not very smart and far too predictable.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Nov 24, 2010

2/5

Unfortunately, at about the half-way point, the brittle mood so carefully created by the single-camera coverage is broken by multi-camera editing and the overlaying of creepy music, just like in standard horror fare.

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Glenn Kenny

MSN Movies

Sep 3, 2010

1/5

The only thing finally astonishing about The Last Exorcism is its goofiness.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12, 2025

4/5

Strong performances, an authentic tone, and narrative surprises makes for a memorable experience in both the possession and found-footage subgenres.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 9, 2023

2/4

When film history was made with the release of The Exorcist in 1973, scores of moviegoers, even non-believers, had the bejesus scared out of them, making any filmic exorcism infantile in comparison. The Last Exorcism is no exception.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jul 13, 2022

Meanwhile it binds and unbinds its damned skein, there is no one who can take away the 82 minutes of morbid entertainment. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ron S

Jan 30, 2019

Total garbage! But it does deserve 10 out of 10 for exposing Christian ministries for what they really are, full of frauds, liars, and scammers.

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Kylo W

Aug 29, 2018

Clearly the main character is based upon Marjoe Gortner.

Harry W

Jul 14, 2018

One of my favorite movies. Ashley Bell is amazing! She truly deserved an award for her performance. I cannot say enough good things about Ashley Bell!

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Luke R

Jun 18, 2018

The last exorcism was a mind puzzling film that has a very unexpected ending. The elements of horror are evident throughout the whole film as they deliver it very well,especially for a POV film, but the given title is quite questionable.In conclusion it was a good film but had me mind boggled for too long along with being disappointed as of to how the outcome of the movie was delivered.

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George S

Mar 4, 2018

A good horror that delivers quite a few scares. If you're into possession movies, this should do the trick. The storyline isn't unique and doesn't try to break the mold; but if it ain't broke, why fix it? This movie knows what it does right and sticks to that. The acting is very good.

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Leia W

Sep 6, 2017

Excellent cast. As this movie ages I hope it is appreciated more for what it is - a well made and very scary horror movie. Don't believe me? Watch it by yourself at night.

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Patrick Fabian

Rev. Cotton Markus

Ashley Bell

Nell Sweetzer

Iris Bahr

Iris Reisen

Louis Herthum

Louis Sweetzer

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Synopsis

After years of gulling the faithful, cleric Cotton Marcus feels remorse and decides to expose his chicanery through filming a documentary. With a crew in tow, Marcus arrives at the Louisiana farm of devout Louis Sweetzer, who believes that his daughter, Nell, is possessed. When the usual stunts fail, he realizes that he is face-to-face with real evil and must summon true faith to protect Nell, the others and himself from demonic power.

Director: Daniel Stamm
Producer: Eli Roth, Eric Newman, Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss
Screenwriter: Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Arcade
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Disturbing Violent Content|Terror|Thematic Material)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 27, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.0M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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