The Amityville Horror

R

Released Apr 15, 2005

1 hr. 29 min.

Horror

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When George Lutz (Ryan Reynolds) and his wife, Kathy (Melissa George), find a beautiful new house in the small town of Amityville, N.Y., they think the place is too good to be true. After they move in with their kids, they find out the cheap price tag is thanks to the house's sordid history: The former tenant murdered his family after supposedly being possessed by the devil. Believing the home is haunted, the couple find a priest (Philip Baker Hall) to help them rid the place of evil spirits.

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Critics Consensus

A so-so remake of a so-so original.

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Dan R

2005's update on the classic Amityville legend came in the form of 'The Amityville Horror'. SYNOPSIS: 'Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.' The original 1979 film is a horror classic which spawned a number of trashy sequels, but has some incredible performances from its principal cast. This 'modern' retelling takes the story in a slightly different direction to the point it actually compliments its predecessor. It's a decent remake which came out at the time of a 00's remake frenzy. It's far slicker than the original and in part, due to the advances in special effects and CGI, it's more frightening. The scares are very different here, but that's because the horror genre has moved on and the things which scare us have changed greatly. It was nice to see Ryan Reynolds in a serious role. The guy can act when needed. As with most remakes, 'The Amityville Horror', is a film we never really needed, but now we have it we really should enjoy it for what it is. A decent horror film Watchable. 7/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Howard H

Great remake of classic horror film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Sparky K

This is a good little horror film. Far superior to the original. Don't know what's going on with the critic's reviews, I think they watched a different film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Fleegle B

An okay movie, best thing about it is Ryan Reynolds is in it

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Stephen M

Loved this as a teen & think it still holds up today, not a generic jump scare but a film with a good story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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Aaron S

This era of horror movie can simultaneously be great and quite stupid. There's a lot that can pointed to in The Amityville Horror remake that is assuredly stupid, needless, or corny, but I remember being absolutely mortified by this movie as a teenager and now some 20 years later I think it's still pretty effective. A lot of these 00s horror movies do a great job of providing jump scares with scary imagery but while not completely leaning on them and TAH is no exception. I love a good haunted house romp and this fits the bill really well despite its obvious flaws.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/23

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Andrew Douglas

Director

Ryan Reynolds

George Lutz

Melissa George

Kathy Lutz

Jesse James

Billy Lutz

Jimmy Bennett

Michael Lutz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chelsea Lutz

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The problem with The Amityville Horror is that, in a very real sense, there's nothing there.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 30, 2005

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

... routine remake of a 1979 horror classic.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 14, 2005

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…immediately forgettable and disposable stuff, without even the hook of sticking to the original details of the supposedly true story…

Rated: 2/5

Dec 8, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

The Amityville Remake is a serviceable mid-tier entry in the 2000s remake craze...It’s not terrible, but aside from the lingering body shots of Reynolds running around in low-waisted pyjamas in the rain, it’s not particularly memorable either.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 28, 2023

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

While I'll concede that the film has its moments stylistically, it is still a rather pointless journey into an already tiresome genre.

Nov 18, 2019

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Synopsis

When George Lutz (Ryan Reynolds) and his wife, Kathy (Melissa George), find a beautiful new house in the small town of Amityville, N.Y., they think the place is too good to be true. After they move in with their kids, they find out the cheap price tag is thanks to the house's sordid history: The former tenant murdered his family after supposedly being possessed by the devil. Believing the home is haunted, the couple find a priest (Philip Baker Hall) to help them rid the place of evil spirits.

Director: Andrew Douglas
Executive Producer: Randall Emmett, Ted Field, George Furla, Paul Mason, Andrew Trapani
Screenwriter: Scott Kosar
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: E1 Entertainment, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Platinum Dunes, Radar Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexuality|Terror|Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 15, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $64.3M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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