

Damien - Omen II
The first time was only a warning.
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.
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6.4/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6.8M
- Box office
- $26.5M
- Language
- English
- chicago, illinois
- prophecy
- secret identity
- halloween
- devil's son
- sequel
- anti-christ
- occult
- raven
- military academy
- baffled
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRChicago, Illinois5 Jun 1978
- Theatrical9 Jun 1978
- Physical22 Oct 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical15Originally X; 18 on video, downgraded 20061 Feb 1979
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM21 Sept 1978
BrazilBR
- Theatrical149 Jun 1978
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical159 Jun 1978
FranceFR
- Theatrical1215 Aug 1978
- Digital / OTT16Disney+22 Feb 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1627 Oct 1978
- Digital / OTT16Disney+22 Feb 2021
IrelandIE
- Theatrical15A9 Feb 1979
JapanJP
- TheatricalR18+10 Feb 1979
MexicoMX
- TheatricalC16 Feb 1979
NetherlandsNL
- Premiere169 Jun 1978
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1818 Jan 1979
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Damien - Omen II was released on 9 June 1978.
Audience reviews
3- T8/10
talisencrw
5/16/2016
This wasn't as good as Richard Donner's superb original, but it's a solid sequel. It lacks the unique sense of despair and menace of one's own child perhaps being the Antichrist, and the suspense is neither as taut nor as skillfully handled, but there are some great death scene set-pieces here, and it's not as bad as horror fans would let you think it is. I have a special place in my heart for the religious thriller,…
- J7/10
JPV852
10/10/2019
Actually not half bad and kind of enjoyed this one a bit more than the first film. Still not great but had its moments, mainly seeing Damien come to realization of who he is and coming to accept it. **3.25/5**
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
6/4/2023
Following from the really enjoyable "Omen" from three years earlier, our eponymous antichrist (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) is now in his teens, and together with his cousin "Mark" (Lucas Donat) attends a military academy whilst under the care of his uncle "Richard" (William Holden) and aunt "Ann" (Lee Grant). I think the problem with this follow up is that having already been exposed to the style of horror this offers: th…
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