The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Plotzle Original · Puzzle #13 · May 10, 2026 · Crime / Drama

Six plot descriptions for The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. A man convicted of murdering his wife during a supposed spiritual ritual maintains his innocence from prison and his daughter hires a journalist to reinvestigate the decade-old case.
2. Two estranged brothers reunite when their evangelical father confesses on his deathbed to covering up a crime he committed years earlier to protect their family's ministry and reputation.
3. A defense attorney represents a priest accused of negligent homicide after a young woman dies following an exorcism he performed, and she must convince a skeptical court that demonic possession was real.
4. A prosecutor in rural Pennsylvania builds a case against a faith healer whose treatments replaced medical care for several terminally ill patients who subsequently died under questionable circumstances.
5. A homicide detective in Baltimore investigates the drowning of a teenage girl whose mother claims she was cleansed of sin by their charismatic pastor during a baptism ceremony.
6. An alcoholic social worker removes three children from a foster home after allegations of abuse surface but later discovers the accusations were fabricated by a vindictive neighbor seeking revenge.