The Omen

Name: The Omen
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: June 6, 2006
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

2006

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 6, 2006 | R

Starring: Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

Summary: Director John Moore's remake of Richard Donner's 1976 horror classic.

Director: John Moore

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 110 min

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Roger Ebert

A faithful remake of the 1976 film, and that's a relief; it depends on characters and situations and doesn't go berserk with visuals. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

The casting is weaker this time. Watching Peck crumble under fear and doubt was like seeing a skyscraper implode; Schreiber's more of a whipped puppy for most of the film. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

Seriously, that kid is creepy as hell. Read full review

J.R. Jones

This new version is an almost scene-for-scene remake, which is good news in the first half and bad news in the torpid second. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Pretty much everyone in the cast is wildly overqualified, including Pete Postlethwaite and David Thewlis in key supporting roles. Read full review

Frank Scheck

The release date is the most original thing about it. Read full review

Peter Travers

Not since Gus Van Sant inexplicably directed a shot-by-shot remake of Hitchcock's "Psycho" has a thriller been copied with so little point or impact. Read full review

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DamionH.

Jun 8, 2006

I thought it was a faithful adaption prehaps a bit too slick, but well done.

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kingshahid

Oct 5, 2011

This was an amazing movie with many memorable moments. The thrill of this movie was warranted especially since one of the few horror movies I enjoyed representing the devil and all things dark.

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CliveW.

Jul 7, 2006

A good remake, but please dont try to substitute Prague for London when it comes to film locations.

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ChadS.

Jun 6, 2006

For sure, the dog is less scary than the original. He's not bulky enough to be satan's pet. The key scenes might be better staged and photographed, but like the second trilogy of "Star Wars" films, new and improved isn't necessarily better. If you never saw the original with For sure, the dog is less scary than the original. He's not bulky enough to be satan's pet. The key scenes might be better staged and photographed, but like the second trilogy of "Star Wars" films, new and improved isn't necessarily better. If you never saw the original with Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, you'll probably enjoy "The Omen". This new version feels a little off from the get-go. Since the film already knows that Damien is the devil's offspring, the montage of the boy's infancy is probably accompanied with the wrong music. Where is that foreboding sense that Damien isn't quite right, which Katherine(Julia Stiles) indicates later in the film.… Expand

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Anand14

Oct 6, 2014

the movie has no story..The vatican is misrepresented.the scary bits are not very scary to be truthful.the photographer in the film is having a unique behaviour,.morover a disappointment

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Jun 8, 2014

Stick with the original. This remake is scene for scene but not as scary or well acted. Hollywood: DONT REMAKE A MOVIE UNLESS YOUR GOING TO IMPROVE IT! 3/10

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E.B.

Jun 6, 2006

Absolute trash of a movie. Go see something uplifting instead!

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