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The Entity
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 35, highest is Google on 82. Critics average 35, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A single mother is violently attacked in her home by an invisible, supernatural force. Her claims are met with skepticism from the police and even her own children. Desperate for help, she turns to a group of parapsychologists who confirm she is being tormented by a malevolent, powerful entity. They attempt a radical and dangerous experiment to trap the inhuman presence and free her from its assaults.
Details
- Director
- Sidney J. Furie
- Writer
- Frank De Felitta
- Based on
- a work by Frank De Felitta
- Released
- 30 September 1982
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $9.0M
- Box office
- $13.3M
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →1 win from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Saturn Award 1984 | Best Music | Charles Bernstein | Nominee |
| Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival Award 1983 | Best Actress | Barbara Hershey | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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×| Best Actress | Barbara Hershey | Winner |
| Best Music | Charles Bernstein | Nominee |