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A staid American ambassador (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Lee Remick) are heartbroken when their child is stillborn, but their heartbreak is only beginning when they adopt an orphan. As the boy grows, disaster surrounds him, beginning with the suicide of his nanny, and as the bodies pile up, his horrified father begins to .. Read more

Starring	Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw
Director	Richard Donner
Genres	Horror

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- Commercially successful variation on The Exorcist, quite professionally assembled and more enjoyable as entertainment than its predecessor.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  Haunting and truly frightening
  
  One of the most deeply scary films ever - not only the cinematography but convincing performances all round make for a truly chilling atmosphere and a feeling ... read more »
  
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  - Moose
  - Greater London
  - 24 Jan 2004 at 14:37
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  The original and best
  
  Its a cliche to say the original entry is the best of any franchise and it is such a shame the rest of the franchise couldn't live up to this particular ... read more »
  
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- - brokenking
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  - Bristol
  - 20 Mar 2012 at 15:37
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  amazing and very creepy classic
  
  this film was the pinacle of horror and always will be as long as theres such thing as horror films.
  
  totally amazing, and very brilliantly doneread more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 766 reviews
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  - 11 Mar 2012 at 19:38
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  Very good in its own right; and more than that in its own genre
  
  I'm a bit biased , because I have always enjoyed supernatural thrillers ( and good ones are not too easy to come by). This one is a cracker IMHO. Great cast... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
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  - suffolk
  - 23 Oct 2011 at 21:34
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  Brillianty Sinister!
  
  The Omen is a brillianty sinister, proper scary, and very stylish seventies horror! There is real restraint in the film making, and the tension builds ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Oct 2011 at 12:10
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  tense and creepy
  
  creepy, mouth-open tense and shocking at times. brilliant film and not at all what i expected. if you liked films such as the exorcist or rosemary's baby, ... read more »
  
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- - BobCharly
  - 8 reviews
  - 07 Sep 2011 at 21:38
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  Classic Horror
  
  A horror classic.
  
  Not an in your face slasher. And old fashioned psych drama.
  
  Excellent. I have seen this film many times.
  
  I ... read more »
  
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  - Rick-Deck
  - 19 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Jun 2011 at 19:31
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  You can't go wrong.
  
  It's just a purely brillant classic.
  
  You have to watch it just to say you've seen it.
  
  Love Gregory Peck. He's my favourite!!
  
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- 1000115
- - BrillThrill
  - 4 reviews
  - 03 Jun 2011 at 16:47
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  THE OMEN
  
  A TERRIBLE FILM,I WAS EXPECTING MUCH MORE FROM THE FILM CONSIDERING IT WAS RATED 3 AN A HALF STARS,IT WAS VERY SLOW AND BORING
  
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- - ADLI
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  - B'HAM
  - 09 Aug 2010 at 23:22
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  Belials belief how good this is!
  
  Quite simply a brilliant horror masterpiece from Superman and Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner.
  
  Gregory Peck stars as Robert Thorn, political ... read more »
  
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- - PJshadow
  - 195 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 12 Jul 2010 at 21:08
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  Not quite what I expected...
  
  There are so many of these old classic cult films I haven't seen, so it's great to have LOVEFiLM to be able to catch up with movies I was never allowed ... read more »
  
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- - geekchic82
  - 2 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 31 May 2010 at 19:12
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  Haunting and truly frightening
  
  One of the most deeply scary films ever - not only the cinematography but convincing performances all round make for a truly chilling atmosphere and a feeling ... read more »
  
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  - Moose
  - Greater London
  - 24 Jan 2004 at 14:37
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  A classic!
  
  I had seen this movie before about 10 years ago but could not really remember any of it so decided to rent it again.
  
  Being a fan of horror films and ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Gager
  - Pontefract, England
  - 21 Mar 2005 at 09:03
- - 5
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  yesterday i wanted to give it 4 stars...I spent the night having nightmares so i give it 5!!
  
  damien damien damien...what a little evil kid, but how cute! the cutest antichrist i've ever seen. Anyway, the omen is a fantastic movie, a classic, a cult... read more »
  
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- - robi
  - newport, uk
  - 10 Nov 2005 at 10:45
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  Chilling
  
  This is one of my favourite films of all time and the sequels!
  
  How chilling can horror children be...much more frightening than when he matures I ... read more »
  
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  - Twickenham
  - 12 Sep 2003 at 10:12
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  The malediction of Damien !
  
  Excellent movie and the bonus are very useful as well to understand how they shot 'The Omen' ; this is definitely a must-see film !!!
  
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- - Yann64
  - 23 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 27 Nov 2003 at 20:28
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  Cracking Film ! !
  
  I watched this film years ago when I was just a kid, but it's not lost any of its appeal. You would not say that it was 30 years old. The music adds to the ... read more »
  
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- - BenW2000
  - Lancashire
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 08:51
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  I'd forgotten just how good
  
  As the title suggests, I had forgotten just how good this film is. From start to finish, you are on the edge of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - north east england
  - 11 Oct 2006 at 20:30
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  The best of the Trilogy
  
  This is the best film out of the Omen trilogy. It is so much better than the remake. Well paced & directed, with excellent acting from Gregory Peck & ... read more »
  
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- - Gus
  - East Yorkshire, England
  - 28 Jun 2007 at 19:21
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  what a chiller
  
  when i first saw this film years ago on tv it scared me half to death. even after all this time even though the shocks are not surprising anymore the underlying... read more »
  
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- - michael johnson
  - Langley Mill , Derbyshire , England
  - 20 Nov 2006 at 10:14
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  tense and creepy
  
  creepy, mouth-open tense and shocking at times. brilliant film and not at all what i expected. if you liked films such as the exorcist or rosemary's baby, ... read more »
  
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- 1038110
- - BobCharly
  - 8 reviews
  - 07 Sep 2011 at 21:38

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  A staid American ambassador (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Lee Remick) are heartbroken when their child is stillborn, but their heartbreak is only beginning when they adopt an orphan. As the boy grows, disaster surrounds him, beginning with the suicide of his nanny, and as the bodies pile up, his ...