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The Entity

The Entity

Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1982

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.

Movie details

The Entity

“There is no escape from something you cannot see.”

1982 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 2h 5m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sidney J. Furie

Written by

Frank De Felitta

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

Court is in session

Put The Entity on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.