Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Annabelle

Play trailer Poster for Annabelle R 2014 1h 38m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
28% Tomatometer 134 Reviews 35% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
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.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Annabelle

Annabelle

What to Know

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.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Richard Corliss TIME Magazine 10/16/2014
Quality is often irrelevant in a horror movie; shock is the key. Go to Full Review Bruce Diones The New Yorker 10/13/2014
The script, by Gary Dauberman, is a clichd mess, lacking humor and surprises. But Leonetti stages some fright-worthy sequences ... Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 10/11/2014
3/5
The scares are orchestrated with more flair than usual, even if the best of them are all spoiled in the trailer. Go to Full Review David Day Horror Movie Talk Sep 18
7/10
Annabelle does an admirable job of keeping tension high and the scares are legit. The two real issues I take with this film are the rather lackluster ending and the total lack of levity or humor. Go to Full Review Brian Bisesi Horror Movie Club Podcast 11/29/2023
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/19/2022
2/5
“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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Reymund S May 8 It was just mind blowing on the big screen! Annabelle is not to be missed!!!! See more Mark J Nov 25 Absolutely superb! One of the scariest films ever! These critics really are missing something, brilliant! See more Ollie W Nov 24 The acting is decent, the soundtrack is ok. It starts off well enough but doesn’t go anywhere interesting. Certainly a few scares but the story wears thin around halfway through. Though it doesn’t have a long running time the film does start to drag just because the storyline is so tedious and uninspired: an utterly unoriginal a stack of horror cliches. The ending sucks and didn’t strike me as believable. Watch Annabelle: Creation instead, its far better. See more Keith B B Nov 24 It was okay as it had a few jump scares but it kind of dragged on. The doll was definitely creepy looking. See more Ricardo B Oct 19 O primeiro filme derivado de "Invocação do Mal" (2013) era o mais importante da saga, pois ele serviria como exemplo de que a franquia seria capaz de sustentar-se sem a presença do casal Warren. Infelizmente, "Anabelle" falha não apenas nesse quesito, mas também em apresentar uma história interessante por conta própria, independentemente da sua ligação com o "Universo Invocação do Mal" (2013-2025). E embora tenha alguns erros narrativos de continuidade, o principal problema de "Annabelle" é ser chato. Esse é um filme muito, muito chato mesmo. Entediante. Salvo uma cena boa (a cena do elevador), não acontece nada o filme inteiro. Não existe arco, não existe atmosfera e não existe desenvolvimento dos personagens. É apenas uma longa sequência de sustos previsíveis e clichês de terror. See more Sunita K Oct 14 This movie really terrifying their are many creepy scenes give chills storyline was also better i really enjoyed it definitely recommend to watch the tension and build up was absolutely fantastic 😍😊😘🥳😱😱 See more Read all reviews
Annabelle

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

John R. Leonetti

Director

Annabelle Wallis

Mia Form

Ward Horton

John Form

Tony Amendola

Father Perez

Alfre Woodard

Evelyn

Kerry O'Malley

Sharon Higgins

More Like This

View All
Annabelle: Creation 70% 68% Annabelle: Creation Watchlist TRAILER for Annabelle: Creation The Conjuring 2 80% 82% The Conjuring 2 Watchlist TRAILER for The Conjuring 2 The Nun 24% 35% The Nun Watchlist TRAILER for The Nun The Conjuring 86% 83% The Conjuring Watchlist TRAILER for The Conjuring The Curse of La Llorona 26% 34% The Curse of La Llorona Watchlist TRAILER for The Curse of La Llorona Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Annabelle

View more photos

Movie Info

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
Most Popular at Home Now