Jessabelle fingerprintHigh energy, no humor.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Jessabelle is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and 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 40/100 (IMDb 5.4, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, and Metacritic 37). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
Jessabelle runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Jessabelle higher (45) than critics (33). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $23 million worldwide, 23.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+49GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Jessabelle in 63 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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