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The Amityville Horror

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2005 | 90 min | Horror

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

It made about 6 times its budget, but just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for horror fans. If you loved The Conjuring or The Others, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence.

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    23% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerStrong

    $108 million worldwide on a $19 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 193K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Andrew Douglas

  • Ryan ReynoldsGeorge Lutz
  • Melissa GeorgeKathy Lutz
  • Jesse JamesBilly Lutz
  • Jimmy BennettMichael Lutz
  • Chloë Grace MoretzChelsea Lutz
  • Rachel NicholsLisa
  • Philip Baker HallFather Callaway
  • Isabel ConnerJodie Defeo
  • Brendan DonaldsonRonald Defeo
  • Annabel ArmourRealtor