Amityville Horror, The

Amityville Horror, The

2005

Hapless home-buyers George (Ryan Reynolds) and Kathy (Melissa George) Lutz discover their dream home is possessed by evil spirits in this terrifying remake based on the popular book. The story begins when the Lutzes purchase a home with a bloody history: Ronald DeFeo killed his entire family in the same home just a year earlier. Soon after moving into the house, George, Kathy and their three children are terrorized by demonic forces.

What happened over the next 28 days has never been explained.

JBscale
35
Poor

Film Detail

Genre
Horror - Thriller
Length
1 hr. 29 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 15, 2005
US Box Office
$65,233,369 (#1400 of 7372)
Global Office
$42,813,762 (#2594 of 4299)
Rating
R
Restricted
Brief Sexuality, Disturbing Images, Drug Use, Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Widescreen Special Edition, Double Take Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
October 4, 2005
Acquired Date
September 8, 2009
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
September 16, 2009

Actors

Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Melissa George
Melissa George
Jesse James
Jesse James
Jimmy Bennett
Jimmy Bennett
Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz
Rachel Nichols
Rachel Nichols
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
Isabel Conner
Isabel Conner
Brendan Donaldson
Brendan Donaldson
Annabel Armour
Annabel Armour
Rich Komenich
Rich Komenich

Directors

Andrew Douglas
Andrew Douglas

Producers

Michael Bay
Michael Bay
Andrew Form
Andrew Form
Bradley Fuller
Bradley Fuller

Writers

Scott Kosar
Scott Kosar

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User Reviews

  • If I hadn't gotten this as part of a Double Feature with the original, I would have never seen it. Since the original was great I thought I would compare with the remake and I'm glad I did. It makes me appreciate the original much more. This remake is downright shameful...

    9.21.2009 by biglummox (2/10)

Ratings

JB Users
20
Bad
RT Rotten
23%
Tomatometer
163 votes
RT Stale
52%
Popcornmeter
10,190 votes
METASCORE
33
31 votes
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
119,495 votes

Tags

  1. Amityville

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media