The Omen

2006 Horror

A child that will steer humankind down the road to hellfire has been born, and as his evil flourishes in a world full of hate, the ominous Biblical prophecies slowly begin falling into place in director John Moore's remake of Richard Donner's 1976 horror classic. Robert (Liev Schreiber) and Katherine Thorn (Julia Stiles) were as loving parents as any young boy could ask for, but as fate would have it, their new son Damien is far from the typical child. Now, as the mysterious boy's growth begins to share frightening parallels with the Biblical passages detailing the rise of the Antichrist, and the lives of all who seek to reveal his true nature are cut gruesomely short, Robert and Katherine are forced to face the horrifying prospect that their child has been sent from Satan to hasten the fall of modern civilization, and that there is little they can do to curb his prophesied path of ultimate destruction. more..

Director: John Moore

Starring: Julia Stiles,Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite

Reviews

  • 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.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    27 April 2013

  • Director John Moore has added some creepy visuals and assembled an unusually strong cast for a horror flick.

    - New York Post

    27 April 2013

  • The remake is a solidly crafted movie with a lot of good scares, but it also raises the question: Why even bother with an update?

    Peter Hartlaub - The San Francisco Chronicle

    27 April 2013

  • The devil has a new spawn, but this one is not nearly as creepy as its progenitor.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    27 April 2013

  • There's one moment that achieves the camp shiver of the original, when Damien's nanny hangs herself at his birthday party (''Damien, it's all for you!'').

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Creepiest Kid

    Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (2006)

  • Worst Supporting Actor

    Razzie Awards (2007)

     
  • Best DVD Extras

    Satellite Awards (2006)

     
  • Movie - Choice Scream

    Teen Choice Awards (2006)

     
  • Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger

    Young Artist Awards (2007)