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The Entity

1982 2h 5m
Horror Mystery Thriller
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.9/10
603 reviews
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The Entity

A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.

"There is no escape from something you cannot see."

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
Carla Moran
Ron Silver
Ron Silver
Phil Sneiderman
David Labiosa
David Labiosa
Billy
George Coe
George Coe
Dr. Weber
Margaret Blye
Margaret Blye
Cindy Nash
Jacqueline Brookes
Jacqueline Brookes
Dr. Cooley
Richard Brestoff
Richard Brestoff
Gene Kraft
Michael Alldredge
Michael Alldredge
George Nash

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2014-08-28

Very up and down in its telling of an horrendous story.

This is the loosely based on facts story of Carla Moran, a woman who was allegedly tormented and sexually molested by an invisible demon.

Regardless of if the facts of the case are fictionalised for impact, or if indeed there is any basis of truth to the attacks in question, The Entity as a film fails to rise above average due to sloppy direction and a very poor script, whilst the score from Charles Bernstein is akin to being hit over the head repeatedly with a blunt instrument.

That said, the film isn't a total wash out, there a...

J JPV852 Verified TMDB Critic
2019-08-28

Pretty bizarre but also unique supernatural movie featuring a great performance from Barbara Hershey. While the final act was a bit lame considering what happened before, still worth checking out if you haven't already.

Probably will watch the documentaries on the real life aspects on Doris Bither....

G GenerationofSwine Verified TMDB Critic
2023-01-11

This gets a lot of hype for being a scary film, and it's really not. It's more of a true life drama based on a haunting that.... probably never really happened.

Or at least I'm skeptical about it.

The main problem is that it tries to show a little too much. The first rape really didn't, and the close ups and jerky movement made it a little more chilling... and then they tried to to the Fx game and show a little more... and that's there the cheese came in.

This is the kind of movie that does a lot better if the hide things in the shadows.

However... it does build tension and suspens...