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HorrorYear2000Duration1h 50mIMDb5.3

Possessed

HorrorDrama

Inspired by the true account of a 1949 Catholic Church exorcism performed in America. "Possessed", tells the story that was suppressed for nearly half a century.

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Cast

Steven E. de Souza

Director

Timothy Dalton

Fr. Willam Bowden

Henry Czerny

Fr. Raymond McBride

Jonathan Malen

Robbie Mannheim

Michael Rhoades

Karl Mannheim

Shannon Lawson

Phyllis Mannheim

Christopher Plummer

Archbishop Hume

Michael McLachlan

Halloran

Richard Waugh

Reverend Eckhardt

Deborah Drakeford

Mrs. Eckhardt

Piper Laurie

Aunt Hanna

BB

Brad Borbridge

German Soldier

Rob Tinkler

American Soldier

Scott Wickware

Racist Cop

Jefferson Mappin

Big Prisoner

NP

Nicholas Pasco

Jail Cop

Sally Cahill

Robbie's Teacher

GD

Galen Dineen

School Bully

Jamie Kerr

School Bully

Thomas B. Allen

Writer

ML

Michael Lazarou

Writer

Steven E. de Souza

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

🙈Parul🙉 Dabas🙊Nov 28, 2025

Lòrdèss Mãggìë IINov 28, 2025

Mannu khadkaAug 22, 2024

Its Timothy Dalton and of course its better than the Exorcist. Anything with Timothy in is bound to be classic and this is no exception. He was a great bond and he makes a great alcoholic priest. This film is genius, one of the best, and Timothy's personal best. He put everything into this movie and its nothing short of a masterpiece. The part with the train set wrapping its self around the priests neck is masterful, Timothy obviously thought that one up himself, and what about Timothy's violent tendencies in the movie, when he practically beats the kid up at the end and starts fighting with the protesters who throw the brick at the beginning, if i may, 'which one of you m****r f****rs threw this?' Classic Timothy. In short, Timothy Dalton is greatness, if only him and Vernon Wells would team up with Schwatfdfjsdfnsjknplmnzenegger to do a movie, now that would be poetry.

Miiss Dosso MariamaAug 22, 2024

A psychologically tormented Catholic Priest is called upon to perform an exorcism on a boy....with predictable results if you have seen THE EXORCIST. Set in 1950's St. Louis its based on a true story and well worth watching. Timothy Dalton does much better in this role than as James Bond.

manu_msAug 22, 2024

Sorry, I see a lot of you enjoyed this movie, but, I think it was one of the most awful cheezoid productions I've ever wasted two hours of my life watching (and, for reference, I saw "The Tuxedo"). Timothy Dalton's acting (or, should I say, overacting) was tortured, belabored, and felt very ungenuine. He wasn't acting as if he were a priest; he was acting as if he were wearing a priest suit. The little possessed boy was the only one who stood a chance. He acted wonderfully. However, the non-existent technical direction made me cringe: the entire audio department on this movie should have to write letters of apology. When I saw the movie earlier this week, I thought it had been made in 1980, so poor were the technical details. If I had to choose between Possessed and The Exorcist, The Exorcist would win, hands down, every day of the week and twice on Sundays. It was, at least, entertaining.

Annybabe 🥰💖Aug 22, 2024

I enjoyed watching Possessed. This one made me laugh because of the little boys impressions. I think this is the real version to the exorcist, because it was based on a true story of a young boy that is possessed by a demon. I give this movie 10 out of 10.

LADIPOEAug 22, 2024

Well what can I tell you. When the boy starts to act like a talk show host..HILARIOUS!!! The cussing....well i don't like demonic possession movies with cussing. I like demonic possession movies that show physical strength of the supernatural like the classic THE EXORCIST. And in my opinion THE EXORCIST's sister THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE. Those films were great films. I loved them!!! But this was a disappointment. Wasn't scary...the demons voice was rather weird. One of the things i found cool was when he says "There is no single name. I am Legion. We are many." That was cool. When he say's his name in Latin...that was OK. It wasn't the best movie i have seen. THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE was awesome. THE EXORCIST was cool. But this is just a plain embarrassment to a modern day Hollywood horror movie. I think if you make an exorcism movie it should be as scary as THE EXORCIST and as intense as THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE. And by intense i don't mean cussing or anything like that. They could have done better than this. I know they could have. -Sorry for the horrible review but i want a decent horror movie. Not this load of crap.

user5578044939555Aug 22, 2024

The true story that inspired the Exorcist is extremely well written, directed and acted and in many ways it is more interesting (and far less exploitive!) and thought-provoking than the movie it inspired. Performances by Timothy Dalton and Henry Czerny were topnotch and Christopher Plummer as the Archbishop of St. Louis was absolutely fabulous. The screenplay by Michael Lazarou and Steven desouza was compelling, moving and frequently funny when it needed to be. Desouza did a skillful job of directing the film.

ሀበሻን MeMeAug 22, 2024

Yes, or course there are the usual amount of cliched semi-plots that add to the character development and have nothing to do with the story, but POSSESSED is quite good. Not really scary to me, but if you are a religious person, then it is quite possible that this movie will f*** you in the head! So be warned. Take the same warning for THE EXORCIST. Both of these films are similar (because one inspired the other) and they are both disturbing. The ending of this film was not as good as I was hoping, but the rest of the film was pretty much everything I wanted. The acting is cheesy in some cases, but Timothy Dalton and Christopher Plummer both do good. I recommend all those other demon movies, like THE EXORCIST, END OF DAYS, LOST SOULS, BLESS THE CHILD, and STIGMATA. POSSESSED: 4/5.

Glow UpAug 22, 2024

Well-made television movie(made for Showtime)that tells the true story(so we are told) of the only modern American Exorcism rite performed by the Roman Catholic Church. This film is compelling in its nature as it draws the viewer in to see a priest battle with his own private demons only to fight with the real thing squatting in the body of a young boy named Robbie. The film is beautifully shot and possesses some wonderfully creepy scenes that enhance the mood of tension and foreboding. The acting is the best thing, however, as Timothy Dalton never acted better. He is so very convincing in the role of the priest with a tough exterior and a head full of painful memories from World War II. The young actor playing Robbie is very gifted and convincing too. Christopher Plummer adds a nice small role as an archbishop more concerned with publicity and image than healing and souls. The film has much going for it. Good story, artful direction, excellent acting, and some fine philosophical points of contention to gnaw on a bit. Is it better than The Exorcist? Yes and no. It does not carry the impact of that film, nor does it in anyway contain the shocking scenes that film employed. No crucifix masterbation here, etc.. In fact no one dies in this film. What it lacks in scares is really a better sense of what an exorcism is and what the rite actually meant. Interesting to me but perhaps not to all. So if you want some intelligent horror...look no further. Watch The Exorcist again too...another great film in its own way.

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