The Amityville Horror fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and terrifying
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
The mind and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Nerve-racking and terrifying
The Amityville Horror is nerve-racking, terrifying, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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The Amityville Horror is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, AMC+, and AMC in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46/100 (IMDb 5.9 and Metacritic 33). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
The Amityville Horror runs 1 h 30 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Amityville Horror higher (59) than critics (33). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $19 million to make and earned $108 million worldwide, 5.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+46GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Amityville Horror in 60 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 21 storytelling tropes for The Amityville Horror, including Accidental Murder, Adaptational Name Change, Adaptational Villainy.
5.9
