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An American Haunting

Name: An American Haunting
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: May 5, 2006
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Sissy Spacek

2006

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AN AMERICAN HAUNTING

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Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: May 5, 2006 | Unrated

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Sissy Spacek

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 humanAn 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 being. (After Dark Films)… Expand

Director: Courtney Solomon

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 83 min

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75	#75 Most Shared Movie of 2006

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Felix Vasques Jr.

Yet another light weight PG-13 film that poses rather well as an honest to goodness horror film. Read full review

Jack Mathews

There are jolts galore in a movie stuffed with the basic tricks of the evil-spirit trade - banging noises in the attic, slamming doors and windows, spinning clocks, shaking beds, rabid beasts, disappearing children and the occasional moment of eyeball-rolling possession. Read full review

Jim Ridley

The movie exhausts its blast-in-the-face scares through repetition. A wasted opportunity-- especially since the events as reported scarcely need embellishing. Read full review

Marc Savlov

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. Read full review

Nathan Lee

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. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Its images came from a dusty box in the horror-movie attic, and the attic is where the entire picture will be in a month. Read full review

Ty Burr

An American Haunting sets the bar at a new low: It makes ''The Blair Witch Project" look like a masterpiece of world cinema. Read full review

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stonecoldsam

Sep 26, 2012

phenomenal

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billylenz

Sep 26, 2012

cool and incredibly scary.

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emilypyre

Sep 26, 2012

creepy as hell, i enjoyed this so much, it puts supposed 'horror' films like the grudge, the others, and insidious to shame, this does what all of them don't.

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ChadS.

May 7, 2006

[***SPOILERS***]"American Haunting" has one of the biggest plot holes in recent memory. When the idea finally hits them(about time!) that Betsy(Rachel Hurd Wood) should be moved from the house, the demonic spirit hunts them down and thwarts their horse-driven escape. But it's a dream, [***SPOILERS***]"American Haunting" has one of the biggest plot holes in recent memory. When the idea finally hits them(about time!) that Betsy(Rachel Hurd Wood) should be moved from the house, the demonic spirit hunts them down and thwarts their horse-driven escape. But it's a dream, and apparently Betsy must've told the other Bells that it didn't work. Nonetheless, you would think that fleeing the house is preferable than being molested by a poltergeist. It's downright laughable how many times Betsy is allowed to sleep in her room. Maybe the real escape from the house ended up on the cutting room floor. "An American Haunting" doesn't have the accidental entertainment value that another not-screened-for-critics film, "A Sound of Thunder", had, even though the special effects are equally cheesy.… Expand

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jimmytancredi

Aug 22, 2011

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 explanationIt 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.… Expand

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DanH.

May 19, 2006

Nothing about this movie was remotely good. There was no story to give the movie depth and the only way to be some what interested with the movie is if you read about the Bell Witch "Haunting" before you make the mistake of buying a ticket and watching this horrid movie.

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[Anonymous]

Jul 20, 2006

Based on truth or not, this is one of the stupidest films I've ever seen. Ridiculously stupid.

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