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The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

R • 1979 • Horror, Classics
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The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
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Synopsis
George Lutz and his wife Kathleen, move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try and exorcise the demonic presence from their home.

Streaming on : Amazon

Attributes: Simple, Dark

Genre: Horror, Classics

Release date: July 27, 1979

Runtime: 118 min

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Stuart Rosenberg
Stuart Rosenberg
James Brolin
James Brolin
Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Don Stroud
Don Stroud
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
John Larch
John Larch
Natasha Ryan
Natasha Ryan
K. C. Martel
K. C. Martel
Sandor Stern
Sandor Stern
WilsonRob

Josh Brolin and Margot Kidder are really good here. Not the best haunted house flick but fun.

clamshellkindle

Really scary and powerful, but a tad slow and also shot like a softcore porn.

bobbo124

It is a classic, and does hold up. But to me there's something missing. No real scares, just more of a tense thriller.

JD_48_

Does a great job at creating a chilling atmosphere, but there are a lot of sub-plot lines that just go nowhere.

roseberry

loved the house voice, the rest was underwhelming.

jules.

Too slow for my linking. Had a few specific good scenes but overall kind of bland.

Snoop1000

Am I crazy? I LOVED this movie. Chilling horror, ramping suspense, likable characters - this is haunted house horror at its best.

Scarface83

Classic haunted house film, one of my favorites. It may be a bit cheesy but thats the fun of it. The house is truly evil and its a fun watch

jonathan.marchlik

No likeable characters, nonsensical, strange the way they keep telling you the day? Couple of good shots and scares, but pretty terrible

lildyp

Its disappointing because it tells a good story and has a creepy atmosphere but relies on jump scares and is way too long

jqsmeaton1

Could have been better but I do like it more than the remake

LyndonB

A classic of horror where (SPOILER WARNING) . . . . . . the dog survives!

Grubblo

A forgettable movie riding on the infamy of the real-life murders which inspired its source material. Occasionally interesting, mostly dull.

HanTyumi

I understand why it’s a classic but it is quite slow & devoid of big scares, mostly suggestive horror. Fun at times but rather bland.

calvin620

Some effective moments still. It doesn’t feel nearly as fresh watching it in modern day as I’m sure it was when it was released

orton41290

More of a serious of scenes than a real, coherant movie. Acting and effects aren't great and the pacing is terrible.It's very underwhelming.

zoe_elizabeth

I truly believe this film withstands the rest of time. Genuinely terrifying.

toshiahawks

Overrated movie.. This movie is not as scary as everyone proclaims to be.

saahdrahcir

Well-paced, classic horror with brilliant use of atmosphere; however, falls short with character development and an anticlimactic ending.

johnrio

I regularly watch and enjoy films from the 1920s and 30s, and somehow THIS is the most dated movie I've ever seen