The read
A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, Metacritic 45/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Number 3 of 5 in its series by score. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
855 audience votes
Key crew
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Stanley MannScreenplay
- Don TaylorDirector
- Mike HodgesScreenplay
Cast
- William HoldenRichard Thorn
- Lee GrantAnn Thorn
- Jonathan Scott-TaylorDamien Thorn
- Robert FoxworthPaul Buher
- Nicholas PryorCharles Warren
- Lew AyresBill Atherton
- Sylvia SidneyAunt Marion
- Lance HenriksenSergeant Neff
- Lucas DonatMark Thorn
- Elizabeth ShepherdJoan Hart
- Ian HendryMichael Morgan (uncredited)
- Leo McKernCarl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
Stills
Movies like Damien - Omen II
Themes
chicago, illinoisprophecysecret identitydevil's sonsequelanti-christoccultravenmilitary academybaffled