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Annabelle: Creation

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Annabelle: Creation

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Released Aug 11, 2017

1h 49m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

It stops being fun and starts dwelling on pain.

Jun 21, 2022

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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

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Big Red

Good installment to the franchise

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/21/23

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Mag M

Way better than Annabelle, story telling is quite good. I don't like that Annabelle targets the weakest kid, the one that can't even go up the stairs... The flashbacks are a good explanation on how the Annabelle doll have demons inside in the first place. The ending however, doesn't sit well with me. We as the viewer got a unresolved ending. Where does the girl go?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/20/25

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Emma F

Annabelle: Creation is a major step up from Annabelle, but it still has some rough edges.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Tracey L

I am an avid horror movie fan and the Annabelle series is one of my favorites. Good story, very creepy vibe, loved it till the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Paul S

It was really terrifying, but it was boring at times. I had fun watching it, and I definitely recommend it for horror fans.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Audience Member

Creepiest and the best installment of the Annabelle series 😰

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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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: Safran Company, Atomic Monster
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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