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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic David Parkinson
rated 8

...it was the performance of Harvey Stephens as the young Damien that invested the film with the chill of genuine credibility.

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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

The premise is chilling. Some things never go out of fashion it seems... in this case exploiting, respectively, the scariness of animals and a potentially evil child. The infamous "death by plate of glass" is brilliant. So is the poor gu...

3 years ago
Ronny Svensson
rated 8

Lite bortglömd genreklassiker som kom i bakvattnet av Exorcisten. Är nästan lika vass och lämnade djupa spår i min då tonåriga själ…

10 months ago

Cast & Crew

Richard Donner
Director
David Warner
As Keith Jennings
Gregory Peck
As Robert Thorn
Michael Byrne
As Monk (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
As Monk
Billie Whitelaw
As Mrs. Baylock

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The Omen: A Devilish Secret As the US ambassador to London, Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) and his wife Katherine (Lee Remick) eagerly await the birth of their first child. But when their baby dies in childbirth, Robert makes a fateful decision without telling Katherine - he adopts a healthy newborn baby boy, Damien (Harvey Stephens), whose mother died during childbirth. Unbeknownst to them, Damien is actually the son of Satan himself. As Damien grows up, strange and terrifying events start to occur around him. During his fifth birthday party, his nanny mysteriously commits suicide, and Father Brennan (Patrick G. Troughton), who had warned Robert about adopting the son of Lucifer, also dies under mysterious circumstances. Despite these ominous signs, Robert remains skeptical until photographer Jennings (David Warner) shows him pictures from Damien's party that suggest an unholy presence lurking in plain sight. With growing unease and fear for their lives, Robert seeks out exorcist Bugenhagen (Leo McKern), who confirms Damien's true identity as the Antichrist. As more people close to them die in gruesome ways, Robert realizes he must kill his adopted son to prevent a future apocalypse - but can he bring himself to do it? The Omen is a chilling horror classic that will keep you on edge until its shocking climax!

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Omen include The Shining, Terror Train, I Spit on Your Grave, Carrie, Don't Look Now, House on the Edge of the Park.

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The Omen was released in theaters on June 25, 1976.