The Last Exorcism (2010)

5.7PG-1387 min

2010 American film

The Last Exorcism is a 2010 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Daniel Stamm. It stars Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Caleb Landry Jones, and Louis Herthum.

The film tells the story of a disillusioned evangelical minister who, after years of performing exorcisms, decides to participate in a documentary chronicling his last exorcism while exposing the fraud of his ministry. After receiving a letter from a farmer asking for help in driving out the devil, he meets the farmer's afflicted daughter. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing more than $70 million against a $1.8 million budget.

A sequel, The Last Exorcism Part II, was released on March 1, 2013.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Last Exorcism about?
The Last Exorcism (2010) — In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the evangelical Reverend Cotton Marcus was raised by his father to be a preacher. He agrees that the filmmaker Iris Reisen and the cameraman Daniel Moskowitz make a documentary about his life. Cotton tells that when his wife Shanna Marcus had troubles i
Is The Last Exorcism based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Last Exorcism scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.