Amelia's Children

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Amelia's Children

Released Mar 1

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When Edward's search for his biological family leads him and his girlfriend Ryley to a magnificent villa high in the mountains of Northern Portugal, he is full of excitement at meeting his long-lost mother and twin brother. Finally, he will discover who he is and where he comes from. But nothing is as it seems, and Edward will soon learn that he is linked to them by a monstrous secret.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A sharp little horror movie.

Mar 23, 2024

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

“Amelia’s Children” is still poised and grotesque enough to be charming, even when it doesn’t seem to be messing with audiences at all.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 2, 2024

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

Worn down and familiar as some of this kooky genre exercise can be, it ultimately confirms that Abrantes has what it takes to make the movies feel young again.

Rated: B-

Mar 1, 2024

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Aaron Murray

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When we love our media out of irony, what happens when media begin to take notice and edit themselves accordingly? Amelia’s Children is a Portuguese horror film that, for better or worse, leans on the side of camp to the very end.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 4, 2024

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Miguel Calabria

EscribiendoCine

It does not entertain, scare, or surprise and it is not even funny. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/10

Jun 11, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Amelia's Children is a tedious horror movie with mostly wooden acting in a story that has more insipid moping than any real scares. The characters react to twisted family secrets in ways that are hard to believe. The movie's ending is atrocious.

May 6, 2024

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Jeffrey P

Weird creepy in not the best of ways.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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prawnda s

it's worth watching, and the setting is visually pleasant, but a few scenes involving automated translation are just not very well handled by the director, and this is especially problematic in terms of exposition. it would be better if instead of having lengthy conversations translated by the protagonist's phone in a robot voice, we just heard a few lines from the phone and then it faded into only subtitles and/or a flashback montage.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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Julia A

Really great film! I will admit, it’s an extremely slow burn of a film, but so well made with a great cast. As long as you go into it not expecting a fast paced thriller, you will enjoy this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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JUGRNOT R

Must watch for horror/creepy movie fans. You can never trust critics on movies like this. They always need the movie to say something about life or society. They never understood that some movies are just meant to entertain. This is a great example.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/24

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Christelle G

I have questions. Putting the incest aside, let's look at the missing picture here..how did Amelia become youthful again? Did she eat the former father or did she have twins again and devoured the one that was unable to have children? How did she know which one was in unable to have children, she did keep manual around which means that she had to raise him first before sleeping with him to be sure... I'ma need some answers

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Natalie H

Great film, a bit strange but so good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Gabriel Abrantes

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Brigette Lundy-Paine

Riley

Carloto Cotta

Ed

Anabela Moreira

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Alba Baptista

Amélia (Young)

Rita Blanco

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Synopsis

When Edward's search for his biological family leads him and his girlfriend Ryley to a magnificent villa high in the mountains of Northern Portugal, he is full of excitement at meeting his long-lost mother and twin brother. Finally, he will discover who he is and where he comes from. But nothing is as it seems, and Edward will soon learn that he is linked to them by a monstrous secret.

Director: Gabriel Abrantes
Producer: Gabriel Abrantes, Margarida Lucas
Screenwriter: Gabriel Abrantes
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Artificial Humors
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.7K
Runtime: 1h 32m

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