The Exorcism of Emily Rose

When a young girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

Mixed-to-negative from most critics, the film earns some credit for blending courtroom procedural structure with possession horror, but the hybrid rarely fully satisfies either genre. The central debate is whether the religious-agenda framing feels like genuine storytelling ambition or cynical exploitation of a real tragedy.