The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) on Netflix
PG-1320051h 59mDramaHorrorThriller
Father Moore stands accused of negligent homicide after an exorcism on Emily Rose, nineteen. Agnostic lawyer Erin Bruner defends him in a trial pitting faith against medicine.
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Plot summary
Emily Rose, nineteen and a Catholic college student, leaves her studies after delusions and muscle spasms disturb her in the early hours. Back with her parents, she is given medication for epilepsy and psychosis, and when that fails to help, the family turns to their parish priest, Father Moore. He concludes that a demon holds her and, with her parents' agreement, carries out an exorcism. Emily dies days later. Moore is charged with negligent homicide, and the archdiocese brings in Erin Bruner, an ambitious lawyer who does not believe, to defend him. Prosecutor Ethan Thomas answers with doctors who trace her death to epilepsy and schizophrenia.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
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- Derrickson chose Boardman as his co-writer because he sees himself as a believer and Boardman as a skeptic, and believed the pairing would give the screenplay two different perspectives, leaving it ambiguous whether the film supports a religious reading of the events or a more secular, medical one.
- Jennifer Carpenter’s “demonic” bodily contortions were often achieved without the aid of visual effects, and the performance won her the Best Frightened Performance prize at the MTV Movie Awards in 2006.
- The character of Emily Rose was inspired by the story of Anneliese Michel, and the German director Hans-Christian Schmid made his own film of Michel’s story, Requiem, around the same time in late 2006.
