

The Exorcist III
Do you dare walk these steps again?
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $11M
- Box office
- $39M
- Language
- Volapük
- death penalty
- based on novel or book
- religion and supernatural
- suspicion of murder
- investigation
- exorcism
- doomed man
- halloween
- possession
- pact with the devil
- sequel
- psychiatric hospital
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR17 Aug 1990
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1823 Nov 1990
- Physical15Added 4K UHD release date7 Oct 2024
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1626 Oct 1990
FranceFR
- Theatrical129 Jan 1991
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1631 Jan 1991
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1823 Nov 1990
JapanJP
- TheatricalR18+17 Nov 1990
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1628 Jun 1991
- TV16RTL 710 Jun 2008
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1615 Feb 1991
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical1526 Oct 1991
SpainES
- Theatrical1823 Nov 1990
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The Exorcist III was released on 17 August 1990.
Audience reviews
4- T8/10
talisencrw
10/7/2016
Very good sequel retains the high standard Blatty's original screenplay set! In going through the original 'Exorcist' trilogy (I have the DVD 6-pack, with the two versions of the remarkable original, as well as the two recent prequels, so far unwatched), I was intrigued of seeing Oscar-winning writer William Peter Blatty's second stint behind the camera (for the record, I adored his 'The Ninth Configuration', done…
- T6/10
tmdb28039023
8/25/2022
What's good in this film we can attribute to William Peter Blatty's script and direction and to the casting, especially Brad Dourif and George C. Scott; what's bad, to Executive Meddling – in particular the last minute exorcism performed by a last minute priest; it says a lot that Burton's Father Lamont from Exorcist II: The Heretic is more memorable than Nicol Williamson's Father Morning. Unlike The Heretic, III …
- G5/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
This was the best sequel to The Exorcist they made, and that isn't really saying much. The second one was horrible and the ones that followed were horrible. In fact, I think they were so bad it was instantly remade. But, this one was decent, it felt the most like an actual sequel to the Exorcist, it was unsettling, it was intelligent, it was pretty memorable in its own way. But it still was a bit too much, not und…
- K9/10
kevin2019
8/10/2026
"The Exorcist III" is an intriguing film which has many varied shades. It is a murder mystery and then, by turns, a superior horror film. This comes as something of a surprise since it was always going to be problematic at best conjuring up a credible sequel to one of the most notorious horror films ever made (it actually earned over $100 million in its first theatrical release and its enormous popularity coincided w…
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