Amulet

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Amulet

R

Released Jul 24, 2020

1h 39m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Terror strikes when a former soldier takes a job to help a young woman and her housebound mother.

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If its chilly sense of dread never quite becomes spine-tingling terror, Amulet remains smart, solidly disquieting fun for genre fans seeking slow-building horror.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

A moody, brooding chiller that goes from slow-boil creaks to rapturous, hallucinogenic madness.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 30, 2022

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Though the performances are less than memorable, and the narrative would certainly collapse under the weight of even low-level scrutiny, Garai nonetheless emerges as a formidable stylist.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 28, 2022

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

This chamber-horror oddity from the English actress-turned-auteur is too weird, too wonky; intermittently gross, and often gruelling.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 27, 2022

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

Unfortunately, the story finds itself lacking in successfully crystalizing many of its muddled themes along with its inconsistent world-building.

Rated: 5/10

Jun 5, 2022

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Maria Lattila

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

It may not be perfect and it includes some questionable narrative choices, but Amulet is still directed wonderfully by Garai.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 4, 2022

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

With her feature writing-directing debut, Romola Garai creates an oppressively creepy atmosphere in which a nasty horror mystery plays out.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 3, 2022

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M E

Very not good could have been worse.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Audience Member

Awful. This is when some director is known in the cinema meets art sect and they give them the benefit of the doubt. Not only is the movie nonsensical= it's slow and boring. I laugh at all of the positive reviews- you people must not value your time very much if watching this was worth it, hahaha.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/25

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Andrew W

It was interesting and had the potential to be something special, like Let Me In. But in the end, the payoff was okay but not fully developed.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Pauline G

Pretty daft film in retrospect - especially towards the end, when I found it downright laughable. Sorry for the actors' talents being so misused.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Ricardo d

O filme tem um bom suspense, mantém preso, mesmo com seu ritmo lento, como se estivéssemos lendo um livro de terror. A ambientação é linda, bela fotografia e iluminação. Temos ótimas atuações, mas não dou melhor nota, pois o suspense se perdeu um pouco em seu emaranhado lá no climax e isso me afastou da catarse, mesmo entendendo o contexto, achei que poderia ter feito diferente. Ponto BONUS: podermos ter como protagonista, o lindo do Alec Secăreanu.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Rik V

Great first effort from actor/director Romola Garai. It's suspenseful and scary without the gore for the most part.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/23

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Synopsis

Terror strikes when a former soldier takes a job to help a young woman and her housebound mother.

Director: Romola Garai
Producer: Maggie Monteith, Matthew James Wilkinson
Screenwriter: Romola Garai
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Trigger Films, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films FZ, Metrol Technology
Rating: R (Bloody Images|A Sexual Assault|Brief Language|Nudity|Some Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 23, 2020
Runtime: 1h 39m

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