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Annabelle: Creation

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Former toy maker Sam Mullins and his wife, Esther, are happy to welcome a nun and six orphaned girls into their California farmhouse. Years earlier, the couple's 7-year-old daughter Annabelle died in a tragic car accident. Terror soon strikes when one child sneaks into a forbidden room and finds a seemingly innocent doll that appears to have a life of its own.
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Annabelle: Creation adds another strong chapter to the Conjuring franchise - and offers further proof that freaky-looking dolls remain reliably terrifying.

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Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald Sometimes a creepy-looking doll is just a creepy-looking doll and no amount of repetition can make the sweet old song You Are My Sunshine even the slightest bit scary. Rated: 2/5 Aug 18, 2017 Full Review Adam Nayman The Ringer The film exists simply to get us somewhere we've already been, and so the level of invention in the storytelling declines right when it should be ramping up. Aug 17, 2017 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times For the first two acts, while Annabelle: Creation concerns itself with little girls checking under beds and investigating things that go bump in the night, it's equal to James Wan's Conjuring films. Rated: 3/5 Aug 15, 2017 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Sure, it will still feel very familiar, but I appreciated the practical effects over digital, the keen eye for tension-building, and the patient buildup. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Fletcher Powell KMUW - Wichita Public Radio It stops being fun and starts dwelling on pain. Jun 21, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review While defusing laughter often accompanies this sort of material, it's best employed when we're not laughing at the film. Rated: 2/4 Mar 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Big Red Good installment to the franchise Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/23 Full Review Suze V Had everything that was missing from the original annabelle Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Alexander S Annabelle: Creation offers a more compelling narrative compared to its predecessor, complete with an intriguing backstory and well-developed characters and scares that are not mere jump scares but rather crafted to evoke genuine fear and suspense. The director, David F. Sandberg, demonstrates a profound understanding of horror filmmaking, having successfully crafted a standout terrifying movie as the previous installment was desperate to showcase. Grading: B Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review r96 s 'Annabelle: Creation' isn't all bad, though did underwhelm me if I'm to be truthful. The mix of stories of Samuel/Esther and the orphans isn't majorly watchable, while the repeated use of young girls as the basis of these plots in this universe is getting a bit repetitive. With that noted, like in 'The Conjuring 2', the best performance does come from one of the kids. Talitha Bateman gives a good showing, her character sure is repeatedly flung here, there and everywhere! Stephanie Sigman is solid, while I wish we got more of Miranda Otto as Esther. There are more teases of 'The Nun', which I am actually looking forward to seeing in the standalone films - definitely the most creepy and interesting character in this series thus far, hopefully those doen't fall flat like these follow-ups to 'The Conjuring' have. Comparatively, this is the best of 'em and I like it more than 'Annabelle'. One (unrelated) positive from this is its use of the "You Are My Sunshine" song, which always reminds me of Ole Gunnar Solskjær - any fellow Manchester United fans will know. I was practically reciting it in my head on each occasion. Quite the useless piece of information, I know. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/25 Full Review Audience Member It sure scared the CRAP outta me. It was really good, and it has the best thrills ever. It was kinda confusing, but mostly just a chill thing to watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Hailee B It was way better than the first one. The sound effects were on point even when nothing was going on, and those footsteps and the distance noise in the background were creepy!!!. A good cutback to the first one at the end got me excited and was so damn cool not many movies do that when they have a franchise, but David did GOOD stuff. Talitha Eliana Bateman did such a great job in this acting, which really carried the whole movie. I won't lie to you on that Linda be in many horror movies way to go girl you did that too. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Former toy maker Sam Mullins and his wife, Esther, are happy to welcome a nun and six orphaned girls into their California farmhouse. Years earlier, the couple's 7-year-old daughter Annabelle died in a tragic car accident. Terror soon strikes when one child sneaks into a forbidden room and finds a seemingly innocent doll that appears to have a life of its own.
Director
David F. Sandberg
Producer
Peter Safran, James Wan
Screenwriter
Gary Dauberman
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Atomic Monster, Safran Company
Rating
R (Horror Violence and Terror)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$102.1M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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