Movies dealing with possession

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Taken over'The Exorcist' (1973)'Fallen' (1998)'Child's Play' (1988)'Paranormal Activity' (2007 - 2012)'Jennifer's Body' (2009)'The Shining' (1980)'Christine' (1983)'The Amityville Horror' (1979)'Ghostbusters' (1984)'The Last Exorcism' (2010)'The Convent' (2000)'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' (2005)

<i>By Jevon Phillips and Emily Christianson</i><br>
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Movies about demonic possession have always been popular with moviegoers. We've compiled a list of some of the films in which possession is at the center of the goings-on, often coming from unexpected sources.
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Above: Anthony Hopkins takes on the role of a priest who is slowly possessed by a demon in the 2011 film "The Rite." That film is based on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-exorcist-20110127,0,2119132.story">true accounts</a>.

Taken over

( Egon Endrenyi / Warner Bros. / October 18, 2012 )

By Jevon Phillips and Emily Christianson

Movies about demonic possession have always been popular with moviegoers. We've compiled a list of some of the films in which possession is at the center of the goings-on, often coming from unexpected sources.

Above: Anthony Hopkins takes on the role of a priest who is slowly possessed by a demon in the 2011 film "The Rite." That film is based on true accounts.

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