The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose
In a foggy landscape, a raggedy woman looks towards a leafless tree on a hill.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byScott Derrickson
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTom Stern
Edited byJeff Betancourt
Music byChristopher Young
Production
companies
Distributed byScreen Gems (through Sony Pictures Releasing[1])
Release date
  • September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[2]
Box office$145.2 million[2]

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American supernatural horror legal drama film directed by Scott Derrickson, who co-wrote with Paul Harris Boardman. The cast includes Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Jennifer Carpenter, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, and Shohreh Aghdashloo. The film follows a self-proclaimed agnostic (Linney) who acts as defense counsel representing a parish priest (Wilkinson) accused of negligent homicide after performing an exorcism. The story is loosely inspired by the real-life case of Anneliese Michel.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose was released theatrically on September 9, 2005, by Sony Pictures Releasing's Screen Gems. The film earned a profit, grossing $145.2 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $19 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, but won Best Horror Film at the 32nd Saturn Awards.

  1. ^ "The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 3, 2019.