Annabelle

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Annabelle

R

Released Oct 3, 2014

1h 38m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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John Form (Ward Horton) thinks he's found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia (Annabelle Wallis) : a vintage doll in a beautiful white dress. However, the couple's delight doesn't last long: One terrible night, devil worshippers invade their home and launch a violent attack against the couple. When the cultists try to summon a demon, they smear a bloody rune on the nursery wall and drip blood on Mia's doll, thereby turning the former object of beauty into a conduit for ultimate evil.

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Critics Consensus

Annabelle borrows unabashedly from better horror films, content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective The Conjuring.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Quality is often irrelevant in a horror movie; shock is the key.

Oct 16, 2014

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

The script, by Gary Dauberman, is a clichd mess, lacking humor and surprises. But Leonetti stages some fright-worthy sequences ...

Oct 13, 2014

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

The scares are orchestrated with more flair than usual, even if the best of them are all spoiled in the trailer.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 11, 2014

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Though the film has the solid production design, cinematography and score that one can typically expect from The Conjuring Universe, the story and its characters are dull, lifeless, and generic.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 29, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Annabelle” often teases us with what it potentially could have been. It lays out a promising premise but it never goes beyond the routine run-of-the-mill horror flick that we have seen over and over.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

A tired procession of supernatural horror clichés.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jul 18, 2022

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Reymund S

It was just mind blowing on the big screen! Annabelle is not to be missed!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Reyansh K

Supa scawy, I peed my pants. The movie was alright as the plot was chill but the delivery was very very bad. I needed Aaron Arcos Hetherington to save me from the scawiness.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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christopher c

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

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Toby P

"Annabelle" is just an absolute snooze fest from beginning to end. sure every now and then you'll get a few jump scares but other than that the movie is very predictable. except for one scene towards the very end of the film involving a toy doll, which I did not see coming and it ended up having me almost crying until I almost sh*t myself. But other than that for the whole film it's not really worth a watch. the only reason that you would really want to watch this movie is if you're deciding to watch the entire conjuring universe, or just wanting to understand more about the conjuring universe. Definitely not one of my favorite movies, but still up there.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Jeffrey M

Too many attempts at jump scares, not enough story.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Jigar S

Good direction, story was a little weak but mostly got covered by Great direction and screenplay and background score. Definitely worth a watch

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Synopsis

John Form (Ward Horton) thinks he's found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia (Annabelle Wallis) : a vintage doll in a beautiful white dress. However, the couple's delight doesn't last long: One terrible night, devil worshippers invade their home and launch a violent attack against the couple. When the cultists try to summon a demon, they smear a bloody rune on the nursery wall and drip blood on Mia's doll, thereby turning the former object of beauty into a conduit for ultimate evil.

Director: John R. Leonetti
Producer: Peter Safran, James Wan
Screenwriter: Gary Dauberman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Safran Company, Atomic Monster
Rating: R (Intense Violence and Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2014, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 7, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $84.4M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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