The Omen
“You have been warned. If something frightening happens to you today, think about it. It may be The Omen.”
Richard DonnerCast
Gregory Peck
Lee Remick Harvey Stephens
David Warner
Billie Whitelaw Patrick Troughton
Credits
Written by: David Seltzer
Plot
Robert Thorn, an American diplomat in Rome, secretly adopts a baby after his own child dies at birth, and does not tell his wife. As Damien grows up, strange and violent deaths begin to follow the boy, and a priest and a photographer warn Robert that Damien is the Antichrist. Starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick.
Sinekatalog’s take
A slick, serious horror hit whose well-planned death scenes and Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning choral score are legendary. Gregory Peck gives it real weight, which helped to make it a classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (148,307 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.