Directed by William Friedkin • 1973 • United States
Starring Jason Miller, Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair

One of the most terrifying and influential movies ever made, William Friedkin’s groundbreaking, controversial mix of body horror and religious iconography still shocks. When a charming twelve-year-old girl (Linda Blair) begins taking on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As the head-swiveling, bile-spewing tantrums escalate and people begin to die, the girl’s mother (Ellen Burstyn) realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil—and that the only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.