The Exorcist

Friday, October 3 - Saturday, October 11, 2025

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

SOMETHING ALMOST BEYOND COMPREHENSION IS HAPPENING TO A GIRL ON THIS STREET, IN THIS HOUSE… AND A MAN HAS BEEN SENT FOR AS A LAST RESORT.

When 12-year-old Regan MacNeil falls ill, she becomes violent and puzzles doctors with the personality of a horrifying entity.  Desperate for answers, Regan’s movie-star mother Chris seeks the help of two priests: one who has lost his faith, and an exorcist. Winner of 1973 Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing, THE EXORCIST remains one of the most shocking and gripping movies in the history of cinema.

Screening as part of Waverly Midnights: Every Day is Halloween

Previously screened as part of our 2023 retrospective William Friedkin: Fate and Faith with an introduction by horror author Paul Tremblay on October 21, 2023 and a Q&A with THE EXORCIST playwright John Pielmeier on October 23, 2023.

  • Country USA
  • Year 1973
  • Running Time 122 minutes
  • Distributor Warner Brothers
  • Director William Friedkin
  • Writer William Peter Blatty (novel & screenplay)
  • Editor Norman Gay, Evan A. Lottman
  • Cinematographer Owen Roizman
  • Cast Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn
  • Accessibility Closed Captioning, Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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