Film1979117 min

The Amityville Horror

Name: The Amityville Horror
Genre: Horror
Released: 1979
Duration: 117 min
Cast: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton

Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalanimalsholidaysfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittyenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"For God's Sake, Get Out!"

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, straightforward horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 587 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

George Lutz and his wife Kathleen, move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try and exorcise the demonic presence from their home.

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