Fresh
Richard Donner directs more for speed than mood, but there are a few good shocks.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Omen
It is the greatest mystery of all because no human being will ever solve it.
1976 · 1h 51m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Donner
Overview
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Director and cast
- Richard Donner Director
- Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn
- Lee Remick as Katherine Thorn
- David Warner as Keith Jennings
- Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Baylock
- Harvey Stephens as Damien
- Patrick Troughton as Father Brennan
- Martin Benson as Father Spiletto
- Robert Rietti as Monk
- Tommy Duggan as Priest
- John Stride Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Richard Donner's direction is taut. Players all are strong.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
A member of the Exorcist family, it is a dreadfully silly film, which is not to say that it is totally bad.
Richard Eder, New York Times
Rotten
As long as movies like The Omen are merely scaring us, they're fun in a portentous sort of way.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
This apocalyptic movie mostly avoids physical gore to boost its relatively unoriginal storyline with suspense, some excellent acting (especially from Warner and Whitelaw), and a very deft, incident-packed script.
Time Out
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