Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Seen it?2005 | 116 min | Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (30% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved The Exorcist, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Father Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to devote himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$251K worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 91K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul Schrader
- Stellan SkarsgårdFather Lankester Merrin
- Clara BellarRachel Lesno
- Gabriel MannFather Francis
- Billy CrawfordCheche
- Julian WadhamMajor Granville
- Andrew FrenchChuma
- Ralph BrownSergeant Major
- Israel AduramoJomo
- Ilario Bisi-PedroSebituana
- Burt CaesarDr. Lamu