The The Exorcist movies in order
There are 6 The Exorcist films, about 9.6 hours in total. The first was released in 1973, the latest in 2023. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
A horror anthology series focused on fictional accounts of demonic possession, and the efforts of religious authorities to counter it with various acts of faith. Inspired by the literary works of William Peter Blatty.
- 1
The Exorcist (1973)
26 Dec 1973 · 122 min
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
- 2
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
17 Jun 1977 · 118 min
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?
- 3
The Exorcist III (1990)
17 Aug 1990 · 110 min
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.
- 4
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
20 Aug 2004
Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.
- 5
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)
20 May 2005 · 116 min
Father Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to devote himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith.
- 6
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
4 Oct 2023 · 111 min
Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.