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The Curse of La Llorona

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for The Curse of La Llorona R Released Apr 19, 2019 1h 33m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review I was so bored, and so depressed by the mechanics of it. May 6, 2019 Full Review 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 Full Review David Day Horror Movie Talk ...A predictable and slow jumpscare movie that failed to make me care about anyone at all. I would have been just as happy had La Llorona eaten the whole family. Rated: 4/10 Aug 11, 2025 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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HELENA If you want to scared, go see this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/27/24 Full Review brynn h It’s so bad. Not even fun bad, just boring. Tuco Salamanca has some solid one liners, but even Linda Cardellini can’t redeem this trash fest. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/12/25 Full Review Alejandra C i agree, its total trash Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/06/25 Full Review Alec B The Curse of La Llorona isn’t an outright disaster, but it definitely feels like the weakest link in the Conjuring universe. While the legend of La Llorona has plenty of chilling potential, the film leans so heavily on predictable jump scares that they stop being scary and start feeling like a cheap shortcut to tension. The atmosphere, set pieces, and characters never quite live up to the quality bar set by the other Conjuring films, leaving the whole thing feeling more like a rushed spinoff. There are a few genuinely eerie moments and strong performances sprinkled in, but they’re buried under a barrage of loud sound cues and obvious setups. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/06/25 Full Review Anthony H. Another film that I believe received unjust criticism. This movie was genuinely terrifying. The home invasion horror genre always unnerves me, as being trapped in your own house with no escape is unsettling. The ending was quite anticlimactic, but overall, I genuinely enjoyed the film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/06/25 Full Review Audience Member This movie is painfully underrated. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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