Fallen

Fallen is a 1998 supernatural thriller film, directed by Gregory Hoblit, and starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, and Embeth Davidtz. Police detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) gains notoriety for capturing serial killer Edgar Reese (Elias Koteas). Immediately after Reese is executed, Hobbes is plunged into the case of a killer who seems to be copycatting Reese. Hobbes's investigation soon leads him to discover that ... more

Fallen is a 1998 supernatural thriller film, directed by Gregory Hoblit, and starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, and Embeth Davidtz. Police detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) gains notoriety for capturing serial killer Edgar Reese (Elias Koteas). Immediately after Reese is executed, Hobbes is plunged into the case of a killer who seems to be copycatting Reese. Hobbes's investigation soon leads him to discover that this is no copycat, however; Reese, or at least the evil that was inside him — a demon named Azazel — 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 theologian (Embeth Davidtz), whose theories on demonology are his only hope for defeating Azazel. Fallen received mixed ratings from critics, who praised the thriller's premise but found it ultimately recycled... less