The Amityville Horror

Genres

HorrorSupernatural HorrorPsychological Horror

Mood

UnsettlingDisturbingCreepyMacabreSinister

Themes

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Family BondsThe Past Haunts The PresentHaunting

Plot

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Family In PerilSupernatural OccurrencesHaunted LocationsEscalating TensionMysterious PastUnraveling Family DynamicsDisturbing VisionsEvil Presence

Score:77

The Conjuring (2013)

Score:74

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Score:80

The Shining (1980)

Score:68

Tales from the Darkside (1984)

Score:61

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Score:92

Spirited Away (2001)

Score:85

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Score:76

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Score:73

Speak No Evil (2024)

Score:73

Creepshow (2019)

Score:73

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)

Score:73

American Horror Story (2011)

Score:71

Lost in Space (2018)

Score:70

Ragnarok (2020)

Score:69

Squidbillies (2005)

Score:68

Blink Twice (2024)

Score:54

The Nun II (2023)

Score:72

Longlegs (2024)

Score:89

Yedi Numara (2000)

Score:86

The Incredibles (2004)

Score:85

Leyla and Mecnun (2011)

Score:83

The Wailing (2016)

Score:83

Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010)

Score:79

SAKAMOTO DAYS (2025)

Score:79

Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)

Score:77

Lexx (1997)

Score:76

Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)

Score:76

SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

Score:72

Apocalypto (2006)

Score:67

World War Z (2013)

Score:60

Vivarium (2019)

Score:54

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

Score:52

Homefront (2013)

Score:87

Severance (2022)

Score:78

Love, Death & Robots (2019)

Score:74

Dark City (1998)

Score:66

Manifest (2018)

Score:85

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

Score:95

Gravity Falls (2012)

Score:88

Xavier: Renegade Angel (2007)

Pacing

Increasing IntensitySlow Build

Score:90

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Score:81

The Amazing Digital Circus (2023)

Score:76

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)

Score:67

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Score:66

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)

Score:86

Sinners (2025)

Score:83

The Wailing (2016)

Score:71

Elite (2018)

Score:68

Blink Twice (2024)

Score:60

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Score:95

Death Note (2006)

Score:94

Cowboy Bebop (1998)

Score:93

One-Punch Man (2015)

Score:93

Attack on Titan (2013)

Score:92

Parasite (2019)

Score:92

SPY x FAMILY (2022)

Score:92

Spirited Away (2001)

Score:92

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Score:91

GoodFellas (1990)

Score:90

Great Pretender (2020)

Score:89

Whiplash (2014)

Score:89

One Piece (1999)

Score:89

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006)

Score:89

I'm Still Here (2024)

Score:89

Alien (1979)

Score:89

The Chosen (2019)

Score:89

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025)

Score:88

Taxi Driver (1976)

Score:88

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Score:88

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Score:87

Oppenheimer (2023)

Score:87

The Handmaiden (2016)

Score:87

MINDHUNTER (2017)

Score:87

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)

Score:87

Her (2013)

Score:87

City of God (2002)

Score:87

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:86

The Truman Show (1998)

Score:86

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Narrative

Real-Time NarrativeUnreliable NarratorSlow Burn

Score:86

Blade Runner (1982)

Score:72

American Psycho (2000)

Score:67

Scream (2022)

Score:51

Venom (2018)

Score:88

Mad Men (2007)

Score:79

Ozark (2017)

Score:79

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Score:75

Darkness: Those Who Kill (2019)

Score:73

B: The Beginning (2018)

Score:68

Blink Twice (2024)

Score:65

The Rock (1996)

Score:62

Blood & Treasure (2019)

Score:71

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Score:61

Life (2017)

Score:53

Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

Score:76

Prey (2022)

Score:66

Fear the Walking Dead (2015)

Score:63

Hunters (2020)

Score:85

White Collar (2009)

Score:84

Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:82

Chuck (2007)

Score:82

Outlander (2014)

Score:82

Monk (2002)

Score:75

Juror #2 (2024)

Score:81

The Matrix (1999)

Score:78

The Terror (2018)

Score:76

Scandal (2012)

Score:72

Shutter Island (2010)

Score:72

Longlegs (2024)

Score:61

Ash (2025)

Score:53

A Cure for Wellness (2017)

Score:73

The Platform (2019)

Score:93

One-Punch Man (2015)

Score:83

24 (2001)

Score:82

Bates Motel (2013)

Score:81

Sharp Objects (2018)

Score:76

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Score:72

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Score:63

Under the Dome (2013)

Score:56

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

Dialog

Foreboding ConversationsEmotional Outbursts

Score:85

Club de Cuervos (2015)

Score:82

Outlander (2014)

Score:70

Bloodline (2015)

Score:82

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Score:75

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Score:74

Joker (2019)

Score:71

Falling Skies (2011)

Score:68

Ink Master (2012)

Score:54

The Bachelorette (2003)

Score:78

The Affair (2014)

Score:72

Midsommar (2019)

Score:62

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010)

Score:61

General Hospital (1963)

Score:90

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Score:92

進撃の巨人OAD (2013)

Score:89

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025)

Score:86

Sinners (2025)

Score:85

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Score:85

Django Unchained (2012)

Score:83

Rome (2005)

Score:83

Ted Lasso (2020)

Score:79

ER (1994)

Score:77

Companion (2025)

Score:73

The Traitors (2023)

Score:71

Lost in Space (2018)

Score:65

Chicago Fire (2012)

Score:60

Home and Away (1988)

Score:54

Coronation Street (1960)

Score:52

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Score:52

Homefront (2013)

Score:70

We Live in Time (2024)

Score:91

Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011)

Score:87

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

Score:80

Shrinking (2023)

Score:79

Ed (2000)

Score:76

Finding Carter (2014)

Score:73

Lie to Me (2009)

Score:72

The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)

Score:72

Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)

Score:68

Fall (2022)

Character Types

ProtectorTroubled SpouseFamily ManVulnerable Children

Score:94

Crash Landing on You (2019)

Score:93

Attack on Titan (2013)

Score:91

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Score:89

Justified (2010)

Score:87

Troppo (2022)

Score:87

The Terminator (1984)

Score:87

The Good Bad Mother (2023)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:86

The Incredibles (2004)

Score:86

Peaky Blinders (2013)

Score:85

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Score:85

The Pacific (2010)

Score:85

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:83

This Is Us (2016)

Score:83

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Score:82

Outlander (2014)

Score:82

Homeland (2011)

Score:81

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Score:81

Suits (2011)

Score:81

Person of Interest (2011)

Score:80

Sweet Tooth (2021)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:79

SAKAMOTO DAYS (2025)

Score:78

Doctor Who (2005)

Score:78

The End of the F***ing World (2017)

Score:78

The Sinner (2017)

Score:78

M*A*S*H (1972)

Score:77

Newtopia (2025)

Score:76

BMF (2021)

Score:76

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Score:76

Shadow and Bone (2021)

Score:76

Dope Thief (2025)

Score:75

Bridgerton (2020)

Score:75

House of David (2025)

Score:75

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Score:74

Raised by Wolves (2020)

Score:74

The Vampire Diaries (2009)

Score:74

Yellowstone (2018)

Score:74

Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974)

Time

1970s

Score:81

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (2012)

Score:64

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)

Score:80

Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord (2012)

Score:67

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Score:82

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

Score:87

MINDHUNTER (2017)

Score:84

Dark Shadows (1966)

Score:80

Zodiac (2007)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:72

Cruella (2021)

Score:72

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Score:88

Taxi Driver (1976)

Score:87

City of God (2002)

Score:83

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Score:80

The Shining (1980)

Score:79

20th Century Women (2016)

Score:78

The Odd Couple (1970)

Score:78

Emergency! (1972)

Score:78

Late Night with the Devil (2024)

Score:77

Barney Miller (1975)

Score:76

Good Times (1974)

Score:76

X (2022)

Score:76

Are You Being Served? (1972)

Score:74

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Score:72

Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Score:72

That '70s Show (1998)

Score:71

Kojak (1973)

Score:71

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

Score:67

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Score:66

The Partridge Family (1970)

Score:66

One Day at a Time (1975)

Score:89

Back to the Future (1985)

Score:87

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:84

Twin Peaks (1990)

Score:76

It (2017)

Score:76

The Naked Director (2019)

Score:52

Full House (1987)

Score:90

Chernobyl (2019)

Score:89

The Americans (2013)

Place

Suburban NeighborhoodCoastal Town

Score:85

Broadchurch (2013)

Score:82

Bates Motel (2013)

Score:79

Santa Clarita Diet (2017)

Score:76

Speechless (2016)

Score:75

Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)

Score:73

Pretty Little Liars (2010)

Score:73

The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)

Score:72

A Simple Favor (2018)

Score:72

Still Standing (2002)

Score:65

The Beekeeper (2024)

Score:53

Kath & Kim (2002)

Score:52

The Thundermans (2013)

Score:89

The Americans (2013)

Score:88

Mad Men (2007)

Score:88

BoJack Horseman (2014)

Score:88

Succession (2018)

Score:87

Steven Universe Future (2019)

Score:87

Silicon Valley (2014)

Score:87

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Score:86

The Incredibles (2004)

Score:86

People Just Do Nothing (2014)

Score:86

Hannibal (2013)

Score:85

The Twilight Zone (2002)

Score:85

Hidden Love (2023)

Score:85

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Score:85

The Royle Family (1998)

Score:85

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

Score:85

Marry My Husband (2024)

Score:85

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Score:84

Only Fools and Horses (1981)

Score:84

Strangers with Candy (1999)

Score:84

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Score:83

Soap (1977)

Score:83

Big Little Lies (2017)

Score:83

Never Have I Ever (2020)

Score:83

Palm Springs (2020)

Score:83

This Is Us (2016)

Score:83

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)

Score:82

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)

Score:82

Phineas and Ferb (2007)

Cinematic Style

Pov ShotsHandheld Camera WorkEerie Lighting

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:94

Crash Landing on You (2019)

Score:93

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)

Score:92

The Sopranos (1999)

Score:91

Band of Brothers (2001)

Score:91

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Score:87

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Score:86

King Kong (1933)

Score:86

The Irishman (2019)

Score:85

The Pacific (2010)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:84

Bosch (2015)

Score:84

Orphan Black (2013)

Score:83

Alice in Borderland (2020)

Score:83

Ted Lasso (2020)

Score:82

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)

Score:82

Chuck (2007)

Score:82

Outlander (2014)

Score:82

The Mentalist (2008)

Score:81

Cracker (1993)

Score:79

Interstellar (2014)

Score:79

Alone (2015)

Score:79

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Score:78

Scarface (1983)

Score:78

Sense8 (2015)

Score:78

Emergency! (1972)

Score:78

Dexter (2006)

Score:77

Marvel's Daredevil (2015)

Score:77

Mulan (1998)

Score:77

The Conjuring (2013)

Score:76

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Score:76

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Score:76

Scandal (2012)

Score:76

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)

Score:76

A Thousand Blows (2025)

Score:75

Cops (1989)

Score:75

Castle Rock (2018)

Score:75

Nikita (2010)

Score:74

The Strain (2014)

Score:74

9-1-1 (2018)

Costume and Set

Period CostumesSpacious Home

Score:95

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)

Score:93

One-Punch Man (2015)

Score:91

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Score:89

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Score:87

The Queen's Gambit (2020)

Score:86

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Score:86

Little Women (2019)

Score:82

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Score:80

Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord (2012)

Score:78

The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

Score:78

The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Score:76

House of the Dragon (2022)

Score:76

Smallville (2001)

Score:76

Merlin (2008)

Score:74

The Vampire Diaries (2009)

Score:73

The Traitors (2023)

Score:72

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Score:71

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Score:67

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Score:66

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)

Score:75

House of David (2025)

Score:72

Another Period (2015)

Score:59

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Score:90

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Score:89

The Chosen (2019)

Score:85

House (2004)

Score:84

Downton Abbey (2010)

Score:82

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Score:82

Outlander (2014)

Score:82

Castlevania (2017)

Score:82

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Score:81

Rush (2013)

Score:78

A Place to Call Home (2013)

Score:69

The Curse of Oak Island (2014)

Score:52

Scars of Dracula (1970)

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