Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay by Alexi Hawley. It is the fourth installment in The Exorcist film series and serves as a prequel to The Exorcist (1973). The film stars Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, and James D’Arcy. Exorcist: The Beginning: Directed by Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 7, 2022. Nigel Floyd The List. Leaving aside the folly of making a prequel to William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic, this fails on every level. Ninety In the 1973 film The Exorcist, several priests meet up to determine who will hold the exorcism for little Regan McNeil (Linda Blair). Father Lancaster Merrin is subsequently nominated for the job, and Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to The Exorcist. Directed by Renny Harlin. The movie was retooled from Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist for fears that Dominion would not be as successful and the studio wanted a more classic horror movie. Both movies use the same sets and locations, and have basically the same plot. The following plot is written by Wikipedia The film opens with a Feb 24, 2005 - The original director's vision isn't quite dead. Exorcist: The Beginning Paul Davidson. Weekend Box Office. Aug 23, 2004 - Exorcist bedevils the competition. Exorcist: The a list of 28 titles created 2 months ago. 31 on 31 Unholy Terrors. created 2 months ago. Djinn (not yet seen) created 14 Nov 2017. Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more Budget $80,000,000. Release Date Aug 20, 2004 - Nov 11, 2004. MPAA R. Running Time 1 hr 54 min. Genres Horror Mystery Thriller. In Release 140 days/20 weeks. Widest Release 2,813 theaters. IMDbPro Check out more movies that start with E and movies from 2004. Exorcist: The Beginning is part of the demon movies sub-genre(s), check out more movies like Exorcist: The Beginning. Also, you can find more thriller movies that start with E. More: Must See New Horror Movies in 2023! 18 August 2004 (Hollywood, California) (premiere) USA 20 August 2004: Philippines 15 September 2004 (Manila) Thailand 30 September 2004: Philippines 6 October 2004 (Davao) Argentina 7 October 2004: Iceland 15 October 2004: Venezuela 15 October 2004: Japan 16 October 2004: Hong Kong 21 October 2004: Portugal 21 October 2004: Turkey 22 October 6kHQ.