The Curse of La Llorona

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The Curse of La Llorona

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Released Apr 19, 2019

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In 1970s Los Angeles, the legendary ghost La Llorona is stalking the night -- and the children. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother, a social worker and her own kids are drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope of surviving La Llorona's deadly wrath is a disillusioned priest who practices mysticism to keep evil at bay.

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Critics Consensus

Content to coast on jump scares rather than tap into its story's creepy potential, The Curse of La Llorona arrives in theaters already broken.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

The performances are good, but I wanted more complexity for the original folk tale of La Llorona.

Sep 27, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

I was so bored, and so depressed by the mechanics of it.

May 6, 2019

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

A formulaic slab of supernatural dirge destined to be forgotten by year's, or perhaps even month's, end.

Rated: 2/5

May 3, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

I completely checked out by the halfway mark, occasionally made to sit upright by the obnoxiously loud noises the film mistakes for scares.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

It’s not nearly as horrible as The Nun, and honestly, that’s a good compliment for such a typical, cliche horror flick. Michael Chaves truly saves what could have been a disaster with another director.

Rated: C+

Jul 24, 2023

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

The Curse of La Llorona replaces storytelling for incessant jump scares.

Rated: D+

Mar 8, 2023

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HELENA

If you want to scared, go see this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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Pedro Henrique C

The Curse of La Llorona is one of the worst horror movies ever made, I don't think I could find any good in this piece of crap.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Max K

It's a generic and soulless horror film. It uses cheap scares, has a shallow script and poorly developed characters. The threat never convinces, and the film completely wastes the potential of the legend. No real consequences happen — neither the children die, nor the protagonist — taking away any tension. One of the worst in the Conjuring universe.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Garrett B

It was decently scary, not too gorey and acting pretty good.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Tyler S

I thought it was actually a solid film, really until the last like 20 minutes. Story was actually interesting, and La Llorona was spooky. But the final act was full of so many crappy decisions that I was so confused on. They made one decision that did not even need to happen, it was just to keep the movie going. So that stunk. Overall, it was good in some spots, but it had its low points.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

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Korra N

Not bad but far from great, the film never fully capitalizes on the truly tragic & haunting story of La Llarona, instead opting to follow the formula of The Conjuring franchise, complete with cheap jump scares & a cursory examination of the real-world story. Still, Linda Cardellini & Raymond Cruz give outstanding performances.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Synopsis

In 1970s Los Angeles, the legendary ghost La Llorona is stalking the night -- and the children. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother, a social worker and her own kids are drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope of surviving La Llorona's deadly wrath is a disillusioned priest who practices mysticism to keep evil at bay.

Director: Michael Chaves
Producer: James Wan, Gary Dauberman, Emile Gladstone
Screenwriter: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Atomic Monster
Rating: R (Violence and Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 16, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.7M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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