

The Pope's Exorcist
Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican.
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.
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6.9/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $77M
- Language
- Fulah
- spain
- rome, italy
- pig
- vatican (holy see)
- pope
- exorcism
- possession
- conspiracy
- devil
- exorcist
- skepticism
- demonic possession
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United States of America
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IndiaIN
- TheatricalA7 Apr 2023
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR14 Apr 2023
- Digital / OTTR2 May 2023
- PhysicalRBlu-ray / DVD13 Jun 2023
- Digital / OTTRNetflix23 Aug 2023
- Digital / OTTRPrime Video1 Oct 2026
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical157 Apr 2023
- Physical15DVD3 Jul 2023
- Digital / OTT15Netflix19 Jan 2025
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical11 May 2023
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+6 Apr 2023
CanadaCA
- Theatrical7 Apr 2023
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical13 Apr 2023
BangladeshBD
- Theatrical14 Apr 2023
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1826 Apr 2023
BrazilBR
- Theatrical166 Apr 2023
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical28 Apr 2023
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+6 Apr 2023
Frequently asked questions
The Pope's Exorcist was released on 5 April 2023.
Audience reviews
7- C6/10
CinemaSerf
4/13/2023
Based on a real character from the murkier side of quite recent Vatican operations, Russell Crowe dons his cassock and travels to a remote abbey in Spain where his meets with "Fr. Esquibel" (Daniel Zovatto). Why? Well it seems that a young boy is being possessed by a singularly nasty demon. Now Fr. Amorth is not unused to these scenarios and is also aware that the vast majority of these situations have nothing to do …
- M5/10
Manuel São Bento
4/15/2023
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2023-edition "The Pope's Exorcist swings for the fences with well-directed horror sequences by Julius Avery, who wasn't afraid to take advantage of the R rating to deliver a substantial amount of gore. Unfortunately, it isn't able to escape the narrative formulas of "humans possessed by demons" repeated over several decades in this "sub…
- L7/10
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
4/23/2023
When you buy a ticket for a movie like “The Pope’s Exorcist” it’s pretty clear what you’re getting into. There’s a ton of Catholic imagery like the rosary, crucifixes, holy water, church rituals, and lots of prayers, all used to fight off the demonic possession of an innocent. All of the standard elements are present here, but director Julius Avery‘s film surprisingly offers a refreshing (if somewhat routine) take on…
- K
Karma
5/9/2023
Its actually a great movie like it trun into a bit dark one in the end
- N6/10
Nathan
5/16/2023
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed The Pope's Exorcist. After initially seeing the trailers, I wrote this movie off as a standard possession film that I have seen time and time again, and while most of that is still true, there is something about this film that made it a joy to watch. The film does not attempt to do anything particularly new or groundbreaking in the genre, but everything it has is ha…
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