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The Curse of La Llorona

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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 Ricardo B Apesar do grande potencial narrativo e cultural da lenda latino-americana por trás da trama — inclusive, esse filme deveria ter sido ambientado no México, mas Los Angeles era, claramente, uma escolha mais prática e barata —, "A Maldição da Chorona" é genérico, recheado de sustos previsíveis e marcado por um visual que não parece, em aspecto algum, ambientado em 1973, como o filme alega, parecendo mais um episódio aleatório de "Supernatural" (2005-2020) do que um filme de cinema. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/26/25 Full Review Stephen G. I love that this is part of the Conjuring Universe, as this is a common folk tale told in Latin American households. I know we used it to test how brave other kids were, as there were horrible stories of people seeing her face and getting scratched in the bathrooms. I really enjoyed this telling of the story as it was terrifying and had scary jump moments to it. Great cast, great facial expressions they were able to carry throughout the film Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/25 Full Review stefan C The jumpscares made this film bad it was not about jumpscares the it was an hell of movie now its not! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review matthias s Diving into the Conjuring universe, I figured I’d check out The Curse of La Llorona. First time watching it, and honestly, it’s not as terrible as the internet makes it out to be—though it’s definitely not good either. Linda Cardellini is hands-down the best thing here (she always elevates weak material), but the movie leans way too hard on cheap jump scares instead of actual tension. The plot is paper-thin, and the dialogue ranges from clunky to cringe-worthy. Still, it’s oddly watchable in a “don’t take it too seriously” way. Overhated? Yep. Worth rewatching? Probably not. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/25 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 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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