Amulet

R

Released Jul 24, 2020

1 hr. 39 min.

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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Critics Consensus

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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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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SYCO GAMING

The movie was good ... the plot was maybe expected ....

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/01/23

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Thomas R

This is one of the worst debuts of any horror director I've seen. The premise is farcical ("mothers" birthing rat/bats as demons), the pacing is slow, the two story elements don't correlate, the execution is weak, and the reveal is a letdown. The only redeeming factors of this cinematic mess is the acting with Alec Secareanu (Tomaz) and Imelda Staunton (Sister Claire).

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/17/23

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richard t

The premise was engaging, I think, but the execution was less so. I found this film moved very, very slowly, and it just didn't hold my attention. I think it was aiming for creeping menace but instead just crept.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

This movie is the reason I no longer go to the cinema and watch movies.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Romola Garai

Director

Carla Juri

Magda

Imelda Staunton

Sister Claire

Alec Secareanu

Tomaz

Angeliki Papoulia

Miriam

Paul O'Kelly

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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

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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Synopsis

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

Director: Romola Garai
Executive Producer: Reinhard Besser, Phil Hunt, Damian Jones, Walter Mair
Screenwriter: Romola Garai
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Trigger Films, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Kreo Films FZ
Rating: R (Bloody Images|A Sexual Assault|Brief Language|Nudity|Some Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 23, 2020

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