
Amulet
Seen it?2020 | 99 min | Horror
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 5.2 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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 Hokum, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$53K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Romola Garai
- Carla JuriMagda
- Alec SecăreanuTomaz
- Imelda StauntonSister Claire
- Angeliki PapouliaMiriam
- Anah RuddinMother
- Paul O'KellyPaul Builder
- Elowen HarrisDina
- Jacqueline RobertsDoctor
- Louis Jay JordanSquatter
- Perry JaquesVan man