Amityville: The Awakening
Amityville: The Awakening

Amityville: The Awakening

2017Movie87 minEnglish

Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother in order to save money to help pay for her brother's expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her mother isn't telling her everything and soon learns they moved into the infamous Amityville house.

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IMDb4.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Metacritic30/100
Google Users41%
Director: Franck KhalfounGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A young woman and her family move into a haunted house, unaware of its bloody history. As supernatural events escalate, she realizes her comatose brother may be the key to stopping the malevolent entity. The family must confront the terrifying presence before it consumes them entirely.

Critical Reception

Amityville: The Awakening received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment. It was criticized for its unoriginality, weak plot, and reliance on jump scares. Audiences generally found it to be a forgettable entry in the long-running Amityville franchise.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggles to find a fresh angle on the haunted house trope.
  • Often relies on predictable scares and a convoluted storyline.
  • Fails to deliver any genuine thrills or suspense.

Google audience: Google users found the movie to be largely unimpressive, citing its lack of originality and weak scares. Many felt it was a disappointing addition to the horror genre and the Amityville series.

Fun Fact

The film had a famously troubled production and release history, being delayed multiple times and eventually receiving a limited theatrical release before becoming available on Netflix.

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furious_iz

furious_iz

Weak entry to an already played out franchise. You've seen it before, either in the previous instalments or in any other ghosty horror film. Jennifer Jason Leigh is turning up for a pay-cheque, Cameron Monaghan is as lifeless as the chara...
Reno

Reno

**They're trying to bring back the series!** So the Amityville series continues. What this is like overall a tenth film. The last one was a decade ago. I'm okay with their idea of bringing it up. But there's nothing new in it. Only it wa...