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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 Alejandra C Sure, its the nice suspense with scare jumps like the whole Conjuring saga. Nothing special though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review Anthony H. Annabelle Creation had a decent story throughout, with some genuinely terrifying jump scares, but eventually the scares ended up being the same almost every time, and once we got to the end point of the film where it starts to wrap up, it felt like it was being dragged out just for another 5 minutes of setup for the rest of the series. Unfortunately, as a horror movie, this is just okay, not the greatest but decent enough to sit and somewhat enjoy. It’s unfortunately too similar to things we’ve already seen. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Audience Member a literal thrill! as someone who literally hates most films from this franchise except a few, this was it for me. im a horror fan that doesn’t get ‘scared’ or ig you could say succumb to jump scares and the suspense - it more so just excites me. but THIS had me wanting to cover my eyes. my heart thumped repeatedly. i mean, through and through was scary. the suspense began immediately, as it should’ve. it was so good, i had my family watch it and they were scared shitless. the next day, my sister called me on the phone every time she had to pee… she’s 25 lol! it had me waking up seeing figures that was just my purse next to my bed. loved it and i definitely recommend. i’ve watched it 5 times so far and i still get a thrill out of it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Lani J. This movie felt very rushed and obvious in the first half of the movie. I found it hard to be scared because of how predictable it was. I didn’t feel like I could trust the characters as it felt like the decisions they were making were just continuing the story line. I found it annoying because the characters had poor skills in how to stay alive. There were some redeeming qualities of the movie. I always enjoy the work of a time piece and some scenes felt more realistic than others. I liked the plot I just felt like it was a little quick. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Mohamed hady D Annabelle création est le meilleur de la franchise Conjuring il est oppressant il est gore et il ne laisse pas le spectateur tranquille un chef d'œuvre à salué Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/25 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
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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