Synopsis
The year is 1988. Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. After an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different, which leads Abby to suspect her best friend may be possessed by a demon. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?
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Cast
- Elsie FisherAbby Rivers
- Amiah MillerGretchen Lang
- Rachel Ogechi KanuMargaret Chisolm
- Cathy AngGlee Tanaka
- Clayton Royal JohnsonWallace Stoney
- Christopher LowellChristian Lemon
- Nathan AndersonPony Lang
- Cynthia EvansGrace Lang
- Rachel Leah CohenMrs. Rivers
- John StoneburnerMr. Rivers
Recommendations
- 100
Collider
My Best Friend’s Exorcism has something for everyone: strong female characters, spooky atmosphere, humor, heart, a bitchin’ 1980s setting. There is a lot to like here, and plenty to enjoy all year round. - 80
The Independent
It’s a devilishly smart and self-aware take on the current trend for Eighties horror homage, lovingly adapted from Grady Hendrix’s 2016 novel of the same name. - 70
Los Angeles Times
At its best and its sharpest, this film is less about supernatural monsters than about the common fear of drifting apart from the people you love. - 67
The A.V. Club
Although the film makes some notable insights about the teenage psyche, there isn’t quite enough ‘there’ there to elevate the film above the ranks of average horror programming. - 60
The Guardian
My Best Friend’s Exorcism could perhaps do with one or two genuine scares. But for anyone old enough to remember Tiffany and advice columns in teenage girls’ magazines, this is going to deliver a pleasing shot of nostalgia. - 60
IGN
My Best Friend’s Exorcism is gateway horror that puts storytelling above terror. It’s steady on its 1980s teenage-girl friendship drama, but other elements around the messaging stumble. - 50
The New York Times
The film repeatedly undercuts whatever tension is mustered with its frustrating tendency to crack goofy, juvenile jokes. - 45
TheWrap
Unlike its levitating heroine, it never really gets off the ground.
