

The Entity
There is no escape from something you cannot see.
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
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6.9/10
612 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $9M
- Box office
- $13.3M
- Language
- English
- rape
- supernatural
- evil spirit
- psychological thriller
- biting
- somber
- haunted
- antagonistic
- horrified
- ominous
- eerie
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR4 Feb 1983
- PremiereAustin Fantastic Fest27 Sept 2012
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical30 Sept 1982
BrazilBR
- Theatrical167 Mar 1983
FranceFR
- Theatrical1223 Feb 1983
- TV12M6 (Les jeudis de l'angoisse)15 Jan 1998
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16West Germany28 Jan 1983
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1618 Nov 1982
- Physical16DVD1 May 2007
PortugalPT
- Theatrical24 Feb 1983
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The Entity was released on 30 September 1982.
Audience reviews
3- J4/10
John Chard
8/28/2014
Very up and down in its telling of an horrendous story. This is the loosely based on facts story of Carla Moran, a woman who was allegedly tormented and sexually molested by an invisible demon. Regardless of if the facts of the case are fictionalised for impact, or if indeed there is any basis of truth to the attacks in question, The Entity as a film fails to rise above average due to sloppy direction and a ver…
- J7/10
JPV852
8/28/2019
Pretty bizarre but also unique supernatural movie featuring a great performance from Barbara Hershey. While the final act was a bit lame considering what happened before, still worth checking out if you haven't already. Probably will watch the documentaries on the real life aspects on Doris Bither.
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/11/2023
This gets a lot of hype for being a scary film, and it's really not. It's more of a true life drama based on a haunting that.... probably never really happened. Or at least I'm skeptical about it. The main problem is that it tries to show a little too much. The first rape really didn't, and the close ups and jerky movement made it a little more chilling... and then they tried to to the Fx game and show a little…
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