The Haunting in Connecticut

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The Haunting in Connecticut

PG-13

Released Mar 27, 2009

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When their son Matt (Kyle Gallner) receives a diagnosis of cancer, Sara (Virginia Madsen) and Peter (Martin Donovan) Campbell move to Connecticut to be closer to his doctors. At first all is well, but then Matt becomes increasingly disturbed by what appears to be paranormal activity. Sara turns to a priest for help, and the ghosts are seemingly banished -- but Matt's condition takes a sudden and unexplained turn for the worse, and the lives of Sara and the rest of her family are endangered.

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Critics Consensus

Though it features a few scares and some creepy atmosphere, The Haunting in Connecticut ultimately relies too much on familiar horror cliches to achieve its goals.

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 24, 2011

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Jordan Hoffman

UGO

Woe be to you if you don't see this film in a theater packed with back talking New Yorkers. Because then you might be forced to concentrate on what's on screen.

Rated: D-

Aug 14, 2009

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Haunted-house movies would be nothing without the odd frisson of scepticism. This is the best in quite a while.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 3, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The Haunting in Connecticut might offer the occasional jolt, some creepy imagery, and maybe even a moment or two of genuine fright, but the production resorts to ghost movie clichés that audiences have grown accustomed to over the years.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 2, 2023

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

The Haunting in Connecticut remains a predictable vehicle of horror, lost within the masses.

Aug 18, 2023

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Nikki Baughan

Roll Credits

[D]espite Adam Swica's shadowy cinematography, and some well-timed shocks there's a sense that we've seen it all before.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 30, 2019

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Blu B

Derivitive. That's this movie in a nutshell for me. It's like it's taking pieces from Poltergeist, Amityville, classic haunted house flicks and even though this came before it The Conjuring did this type of concept 10 times better. Indirectly I feel like this is copying theflicks like Blair Witch 2 even for better or for worse. and that's the biggest problem. I felt like when I was watching this I'd seen this done a million times already and done better. This has nothing original to add. Once they move in the house stuff just straight happens with no clear rules set, a massive plot expose dump to explain as much as possible, and cheap jump scares that add nothing. The music is borigin generic and forgettable. The cinematography isn't good. It looks like every other horror movie from the 2000's-2010's and the direction is super generic. If you told me a certain scene came from another horror flick from the past 20 years I'd believe you. Everything else is just bad. The family is so generic, nothing about them stands out except the kid who has the C word, and no one is likeable or has any real chemistry. Everyone just does unlikeable stuff that doesn't really add anything like the Dad complaining about the lights being on, and other times they are doing such generic stuff I struggle to remember it. Skip this. Watch any other horror movie from the past 20 years or any other Haunted House flick and you'll end up watching this indirectly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Amy D

I LOVE scary movies- I watched this when I was young(er) I thought it was really good. Looking back it was not as I originally thought. I loved the cancer aspect and being close to death, but the total connection felt to be missing. Great bones, with a little more psychological depth it could have been great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Emilliano Jr S

It was a decent, watchable horror movie. There should be more of 80's vibe since its setting was in that decade.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Melissa H

I really enjoyed this movie. The plot and storyline was really good and sad at the same time. Plus just the fact that the thought of living in a home where dead bodies are is enough to scare or worry most people. And the way the movie plays on that fear is really good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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stephen b

It keeps your attention just long enough to leave you totally confused about what's happening.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/05/24

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Bahad j

The idea behind this movie moved me a lot, but it was a movie with really satisfying expectations

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Synopsis

When their son Matt (Kyle Gallner) receives a diagnosis of cancer, Sara (Virginia Madsen) and Peter (Martin Donovan) Campbell move to Connecticut to be closer to his doctors. At first all is well, but then Matt becomes increasingly disturbed by what appears to be paranormal activity. Sara turns to a priest for help, and the ghosts are seemingly banished -- but Matt's condition takes a sudden and unexplained turn for the worse, and the lives of Sara and the rest of her family are endangered.

Director: Peter Cornwell
Producer: Paul Brooks, Andrew Trapani, Daniel Farrands, Wendy Rhoads
Screenwriter: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Integrated Films
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Terror|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m

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