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* [[The Hidden]] and [[The Hidden II]] are films with a similar premise, however the body hopping [[antagonist]] is an [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien life form]] rather than a [[supernatural]] [[demon]].


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Fallen
Directed byGregory Hoblit
Written byNicholas Kazan
Produced byCharles Roven,
Dawn Steel
StarringDenzel Washington,
John Goodman,
Donald Sutherland,
Embeth Davidtz
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
October 13, 1998 (USA)
Running time
123 min.
LanguagesEnglish, Aramaic

Fallen is a movie from the year 1998 (Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller), directed by Gregory Hoblit.

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Police detective John Hobbes, played by actor Denzel Washington, gains notoriety for capturing wily serial killer Edgar Reese. Immediately after Reese is executed, Hobbes is plunged into the case of a killer who seems to be copycating Reese. Hobbes's investigation soon leads him to discover that this is no copycat, however; Reese himself -- or at least the evil that was inside him -- has managed to survive the execution, and is jumping from one body to another to continue killing, and to terrorize Hobbes himself. As the battle of wits between good and evil becomes increasingly personal for Hobbes, he must turn to a beautiful theologist's theories on demonology as his only hope for defeating the demon that was inside Reese.

Fallen is notable for turning the Rolling Stones lyric "time is on my side" into an ominous theme repeatedly sung by Azazel, the demon who had possessed Reese. The film is also notable for its unique portrayal of villainy; due to Azazel's tendency to switch bodies at whim, the villain is performed by a different actor in almost every scene (or sometimes by many actors in the same scene).

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