The Exorcist: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 11 h 31 min. A horror anthology series focused on fictional accounts of demonic possession, and the efforts of religious authorities to counter it with various acts of faith. Inspired by the literary works of William Peter Blatty.

1. 
   Movie 1

   The Exorcist (1973)

   2 h 2 min · ★ 7.7

   When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

2. 
   Movie 2

   Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

   1 h 58 min · ★ 4.5

   Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her…

3. 
   Movie 3

   The Exorcist III (1990)

   1 h 50 min · ★ 6.3

   On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

4. 
   Movie 4

   Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

   1 h 54 min · ★ 5.4

   Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

5. 
   Movie 5

   Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)

   1 h 56 min · ★ 5.3

   Father Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to devote himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith.

6. 
   Movie 6

   The Exorcist: Believer (2023)

   1 h 51 min · ★ 5.8

   Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the…