The Haunting

PG-13

Released Jul 23, 1999

1h 54m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

17%

Tomatometer

102 Reviews

28%

Audience Score

100,000+ Ratings

This horror tale focuses on visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House who have been called to the isolated location by Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson) as part of a study on insomnia. However, Marrow is really investigating fear, and he plans to scare the subjects, including the introverted Nell (Lili Taylor) and the seductive Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Unfortunately for Marrow and everyone staying at Hill House, the manor is actually haunted by an evil spirit out to torment its guests.

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Critics Consensus

Sophisticated visual effects fail to offset awkward performances and an uneven script.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

A ghost has to work overtime to haunt Hill House...the best-that-money-can-buy technology of The Haunting shows how little you can make of too much.

Mar 2, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

High-tech remake is dumb and overblown.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

A bloated experience full of ineffective scares that rely entirely on lackluster visual effects. The impressive cast fails to get you to invest in anything happening in this haunted house.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...a good/bad movie that contains the ruins of an interesting film...

Rated: 3/5

Oct 11, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

There's little about this film that isn't daft in the extreme.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 24, 2020

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Lloyd S

After watching this movie I understand why the Wayans brothers based scary movie 2 on this. This movie was so dumb.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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Devon F

Oof, that was rotten. The only thing scary was the fact that I watched it in its entirety. It gets one star for the kick-ass fireplace kill at the end.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Lari U

Unfortunately boring and woefully long. The irony of getting sleepy while watching a bunch of insomniacs in a horror house is Hauntingly real.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Joseph D

I did not know this was a remake. Sadly, one not quite as good as Thirteen Ghosts or House on Haunted Hill. Too much CGI, not enough atmosphere, the good cast is sorely underutilized, & the ending goes from too bombastic to just....feh. It has potential, but really needs to hold truer to the original film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Michael

The movie is ok, nice special effects. It's not as good as the original movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/21/23

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Alec B

The Haunting is a visually opulent yet ultimately underwhelming adaptation of Shirley Jackson's classic novel, "The Haunting of Hill House." While director Jan de Bont creates a truly gothic atmosphere, complete with ornate sets, the film's storytelling falls completely flat. The plot, involving a group of people brought together to investigate a haunted mansion, lacks the depth and psychological nuance of the source material. The film's reliance on CGI scares over actual psychological horror is a missed opportunity, and the dated 90s special effects are more comical than terrifying. The ensemble cast, including Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, delivers competent performances, but the film's thin character development leaves no room for emotional investment. Fans of the Shirley Jackson novel should instead turn to the 1963 film or the modernized Netflix series adaption.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/23

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Jan de Bont

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Liam Neeson

David Marrow

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Theo

Owen Wilson

Luke Sanderson

Lili Taylor

Eleanor Vance

Bruce Dern

Mr. Dudley

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Synopsis

This horror tale focuses on visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House who have been called to the isolated location by Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson) as part of a study on insomnia. However, Marrow is really investigating fear, and he plans to scare the subjects, including the introverted Nell (Lili Taylor) and the seductive Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Unfortunately for Marrow and everyone staying at Hill House, the manor is actually haunted by an evil spirit out to torment its guests.

Director: Jan de Bont
Producer: Susan Arnold, Colin Wilson, Donna Arkoff Roth
Screenwriter: Shirley Jackson, David Self
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Warner Home Vídeo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Argyle Enterprises, DreamWorks SKG
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 23, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $91.2M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Surround, Mono, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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