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Damien: Omen II

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Richard (William Holden) and Ann Thorn (Lee Grant) have taken their 13-year-old nephew, Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor), into their Chicago home following the death of Richard's brother seven years earlier. The Thorns love the child, whom they are sending to military school, but not everyone is so sanguine about his presence. Soon after Great Aunt Marion (Sylvia Sidney) expresses concerns about the boy, she dies suddenly and unexpectedly. And she is certainly not the last.
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Critics Consensus

Damien dishes out ghoulish scares and a biblical body count to generate some morbid fun, but this repetitious sequel lacks the sophistication of its predecessor.

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Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
Damien is obviously wearing out his welcome. Go to Full Review Time Out Aug 16, 2007
This sequel lacks the bravura pacing of the original, and though it tries to maintain the biblical tone in following the adolescence of its antichrist anti-hero, immense problems emerge. Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times May 9, 2005
3/5
Damien-Omen II though it's as foolish as the first film, is rather more fun to watch and sometimes very stylish-looking. Go to Full Review David Denby Boston Phoenix Aug 14, 2024
Omen II is genuinely poignant. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jan 17, 2024
Damian is a very easy film to recommend or decline. If you liked The Omen, this is a welcoming exception to the rule that "second parts are never good." [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Dec 30, 2021
3/5
...when it's not killer, Damien: Omen II really is all filler... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Riley M @raspberry137 Oct 12, 2026 Never naming my son "Damien" See more Christian K @ckacar Oct 8, 2026 Shout out Jerry Goldsmith for his work here. I just love walking around and saying DAMIEN - OMEN II. See more B P @Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Jay F @TheMotionPictureNotion Jul 23, 2026 Does it get a bit derivative at points? Yes. Someone finds out something about Damien, they die. Rinse and repeat. There is, however far more to this movie for those who truly give it a chance. The deaths are definitely cranked up to 11 on this one (some actually being quite spooky), but there is also a fleshing out of Damien’s rise to power. We see the inner workings of Thorn industries being steered to prey on the weak and assert control at the hands of some of Damien’s "guardians." It really is a solid middle chapter of what was supposed to be a trilogy, and it does its job quite well, actually. Trying to stack it up against the first film is a fool’s errand, but in its own "rite," Damien: Omen II understands the assignment and delivers the goods! See more John K @WQCMI May 27, 2026 I'm confused by what's going on in the film. See more Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29, 2025 The Devil Made Me Do It Very few sequels surpass the original (possibly The Godfather II, Star Trek III The Wrath of Kahn, Porkys II). Very many are very inferior (Speed 2, Superman IV, Caddyshack II). This one holds its own fairly well. While it lacks the punch of The Omen simply by being second, it still commands suspense and a strange satisfaction of witnessing the horrors. Having William Holden and Lee Grant star certainly helps. Most critics rate this film to be not as good as the first one, but some, like Vincent Canby of the NY Times, found it more fun to watch. I think my comment above agrees with his take. See more Read all reviews
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Don Taylor

Director

William Holden

Richard Thorn

Lee Grant

Ann Thorn

Jonathan Scott-Taylor

Damien Thorn

Robert Foxworth

Paul Buher

Nicholas Pryor

Charles Warren

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Synopsis Richard (William Holden) and Ann Thorn (Lee Grant) have taken their 13-year-old nephew, Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor), into their Chicago home following the death of Richard's brother seven years earlier. The Thorns love the child, whom they are sending to military school, but not everyone is so sanguine about his presence. Soon after Great Aunt Marion (Sylvia Sidney) expresses concerns about the boy, she dies suddenly and unexpectedly. And she is certainly not the last.
Director
Don Taylor
Producer
Harvey Bernhard
Screenwriter
Harvey Bernhard, Stanley Mann, Mike Hodges
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, Mace Neufeld Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2017
Runtime
1h 48m
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