The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American supernatural horror crime drama film directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson. The film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel and follows a self-proclaimed agnostic (Linney) who acts as defense counsel representing a parish priest (Wilkinson), accused by the state of negligent homicide after he performed an exorcism. The film acts in a revived vein of works like the novel The Exorcist and the 1973 film dealing with the same themes.
