Prince of Darkness (1987)
"Before man walked the earth...It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening."
Critics Score
🎬 56%
(RT: 62%, MC: 50) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jameson Parker as Brian Marsh
Dennis Dun as Walter
Susan Blanchard as Kelly
Anne Marie Howard as Susan Cabot
Ann Yen as Lisa
Is Prince of Darkness good?
Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 56%, but audiences disagreed.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity. Wikipedia ↗
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