• Director(s)

    Joshua John Miller

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    21/06/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    95m

  • Cast

    Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington

Film

The Exorcism

strong language, violence, threat, child sexual abuse references

A troubled actor is demonically possessed in this dark and intense US horror film which draws on themes of institutional abuse and addiction, and whose vivid horror sequences include bloody injuries.…

A troubled actor is demonically possessed in this dark and intense US horror film which draws on themes of institutional abuse and addiction, and whose vivid horror sequences include bloody injuries.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

  • Director(s)

    Joshua John Miller

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    21/06/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    95m

  • Cast

    Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington

strong language, violence, threat, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
violence
A person is supernaturally compelled to repeatedly slam his head down on a table. A character is stabbed through the eye by a mirror shard before his neck is broken, and there is brief aftermath sight of the corpse's gory eye injury. A person is repeatedly stabbed in the head, accompanied by blood in the aftermath, before he catches fire and burns to death. A deep wound appears on a character's throat after he is menaced by an unseen entity.
threat and horror
Prolonged scenes of threat include those in which people are threatened by a demonically possessed character. In one scene, a character is unnerved when she sees a possessed man urinate in front of her. A character's body bends backwards at an impossible angle before his bones crack. There are regular scenes of supernatural horror, including jump scares.
language
Strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker') occurs, as well as moderate ('pussy', 'dick') and milder terms ('shit', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell').
sex
There are verbal reference to cunnilingus, and to womanising.
discrimination
A demonically possessed character calls a woman a 'dyke'. Discrimination is not condoned by the film as a whole.
drugs
Two character share a marijuana joint. There is also a euphemistic reference to snorting drugs, as well as references to a character's former drug habit. Drug misuse is not glamourised.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to institutional child sexual abuse. In one scene, a standing priest briefly pushes a kneeling teenage boy's head towards his groin; however, the scene cuts away rapidly.
suicide and self-harm
A demonically possessed character is compelled to take his own life.
theme
Characters become upset when discussing death and terminal illness.
alcohol and smoking
A character with addiction issues drinks an entire bottle of alcohol; he is demonically possessed and compelled to do so. There are also verbal references to alcohol issues.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, violence, threat, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
02/07/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
Classified Date:
02/05/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd

  • Classified date

    10/06/2024

  • Language

    English