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- 2006
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 23 m
- 2006
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 23 m
Summary An American Haunting is based on true events documented by the State of Tennessee. Between the years 1818-1820, the Bell Family of Red River, Tennessee was visited by an unknown, unseen presence that terrorized the family. To date, it is the only recorded case in American history where a spirit of entity has caused the death of a human b...
Directed By: Courtney Solomon
Written By: Brent Monahan, Courtney Solomon
- 2006
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 23 m
- 2006
- PG-13
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 23 m
An American Haunting
38
6.3
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Summary An American Haunting is based on true events documented by the State of Tennessee. Between the years 1818-1820, the Bell Family of Red River, Tennessee was visited by an unknown, unseen presence that terrorized the family. To date, it is the only recorded case in American history where a spirit of entity has caused the death of a human b...
Directed By: Courtney Solomon
Written By: Brent Monahan, Courtney Solomon
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
38
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
28% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
38
17% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
28% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Solomon crafts a quality horror piece from strong performances and effects. The chief disappointment of An American Haunting is that it doesn't exploit more opportunities for the sublime subtlety of performances by Sissy Spacek and, especially, Donald Sutherland.
A well-made, good-looking movie it is, but between the non-stop tumult and the sense of deliberateness about its period authenticity, An American Haunting produces a lot of screaming, crying and cruelty, but not much drama.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 User Ratings
6.3
48% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
25% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
27% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 User Ratings
6.3
48% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
25% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
27% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
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unbearably scary
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The unnecessarily famous cast for such a standard, creaking, fake-spooky ghost story (with Bible verses thrown in for good measure).
It really IS fun to watch yet another oddball turn by Sutherland, and a marginally restrained one from Spacek. It's just not THAT fun.
An American Haunting purports to be based on a documented event, although most of its inspiration has been drawn from the empty well of "The Exorcist" and its progeny.
I'm guessing Donald Sutherland agreed to do this tedious horror flick because he heard Sissy Spacek was on board, and Spacek agreed to do it because she heard Sutherland was on board.
An American Haunting sets the bar at a new low: It makes ''The Blair Witch Project" look like a masterpiece of world cinema.
Academy award winners Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek and Rachel Hurd-Wood, star in a not so scary but very entertaining film, that was based on a true story? here's the deal if you want to make a good horror film then at least have the potential to make good scare sequences. Writer and director Courtney Solomon has made a spine-chilling script and the effects in addition the cinematography is smooth. In case your wondering, this is based of a book by Brent Monahan ("The Bell Witch: An American Haunting") if your interested in reading the book go a head it's probably better then the movie. Grade C+
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Kind of boring. It's a good plot and storyline. Nothing really to keep you interested.
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It was good to spend time and take a few scares, but the ending is too predictable... It seems they wanted to give a rational explanation of the events but were kind of on the fence, almost as if they hadn't explained right (not in order to leave doubt in the air, but in the explanation poorly performed). Perhaps it would have been better if they had chosen to leave between the haunt be really a curse, or let the phenomena being the reflection of the trauma of the girl explained naturally. The mixture of these two options, in my opinion, left the rather weak script.
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Bad, predictable, and not scary. The pacing and camera movement is **** characters and story are **** also looks like is was shot on a potato.
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Production Company
Allan Zeman Productions,
Midsummer Films,
Remstar Productions,
Media Pro Pictures,
After Dark Films,
Bank Leumi,
Sweetpea Entertainment
Release Date May 5, 2006
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Possession Knows No Bounds
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Nomination
