The Haunted Mansion

Name: The Haunted Mansion
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Released: November 26, 2003
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, Marsha Thomason

2003

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: November 26, 2003

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, Marsha Thomason

Summary: The Haunted Mansion comes alive like never before with eye-popping visual and special effects in this all-new, fun-filled, fright-packed comedy adventure. (Disney)

Director: Rob Minkoff

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 88 min

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Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas

A fright show artfully designed for the whole family, a comedy that all but the most impressionable children will likely get a kick out of. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine - Angel Cohn

It's notoriously difficult to balance lighthearted humor with the spookiness a good ghost story requires, but director Rob Minkoff is surprisingly successful, delivering a satisfying mix of laughs and mild scares aimed at a young audience. Read full review

Washington Post - Jen Chaney

Eddie Murphy is less offensive than Dr. Seuss. Read full review

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sean Axmaker

The special effects display is so lacking in imagination it turns into so much noise, just a flashy distraction from the stiff, stock cliches of the by-the-numbers script. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman

Tame and witless enough to make me long for the ancient, dusty fright kitsch of ''The Munsters.'' Read full review

Variety - Robert Koehler

Mansion's drab comic strokes and narrative render the movie almost superfluous. Read full review

Village Voice - Brian Parks

Lamer than Tiny Tim on a damp London day. Read full review

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Kamelion99

Oct 25, 2018

Basically, this movie is just decent, family-friendly fun. It's not profound, astounding, or action-packed, but it appeals to the same sort of sensibilities that 2015's Goosebumps did. The cast does a fine job with the material, and the main family (led by Eddie Murphy) is pretty relatable.Basically, this movie is just decent, family-friendly fun. It's not profound, astounding, or action-packed, but it appeals to the same sort of sensibilities that 2015's Goosebumps did. The cast does a fine job with the material, and the main family (led by Eddie Murphy) is pretty relatable. It may not be the best movie of all time, but I don't think there's anything really wrong with it, either. It's one of the only Halloween-type movies that you can watch without gore or sadistic violence and torment, and for that, it's okay in my book.… Expand

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Rox22

Jan 25, 2013

I found the movie mildly enjoyable and it did have its brief moments that made it shine, but it really does not live up to the potential of what it could have been. A real shame. Aside from Eddie Murphy, everyone else is utterly forgettable and poorly executed. The special effects areI found the movie mildly enjoyable and it did have its brief moments that made it shine, but it really does not live up to the potential of what it could have been. A real shame. Aside from Eddie Murphy, everyone else is utterly forgettable and poorly executed. The special effects are average at best relying on old school gimmicks in a modern age, and it shows. Set pieces on the other hand are quite stunning and the movie actually does feel like an amusement park ride. Overall: An average movie that might be good as a rental for the kids (really young kids.)… Expand

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guardboy21

Apr 11, 2011

I thought this movie was okay. It could of been better. But I thought that the 2 child actors did a better job acting than the rest of the cast. But I really liked the trivia associated with the ride.

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MovieGuys

Oct 13, 2013

Eddie Murphy really needs to get his act together. In the 80's and 90's he made some pretty funny and thrilling movies, but now he makes worthless POS films. (Daddy Day Care, A Thousand Words, Norbit, Imagine That, Meet Dave, Showtime, I could go on forever). This movie is just another oneEddie Murphy really needs to get his act together. In the 80's and 90's he made some pretty funny and thrilling movies, but now he makes worthless POS films. (Daddy Day Care, A Thousand Words, Norbit, Imagine That, Meet Dave, Showtime, I could go on forever). This movie is just another one of those waste-of-time, brainless movies that you wonder how the hell got made. I'm so glad Murphy decided to take on the Shrek franchise, because that's about the only good 21st century movie he's made. Also, Tower Heist was okay.… Expand

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JawsPapi87

Aug 10, 2011

Wow. I detest this movie so much. It's just awful all around and even though I saw it when I was like seven years old I can still recall how there was no point and no satisfactory part of this movie at all

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FranzHcritic

Jul 27, 2014

Moronic, sophomoric, campy, unfunny, abhorrent. Every word coming out of Eddie Murphy's mouth is like someone excreting into my ears. The special effects are far below par. Everything about this movie made me want to leave the theatre, but I don't waste any bit of money, so I slowly torturedMoronic, sophomoric, campy, unfunny, abhorrent. Every word coming out of Eddie Murphy's mouth is like someone excreting into my ears. The special effects are far below par. Everything about this movie made me want to leave the theatre, but I don't waste any bit of money, so I slowly tortured myself in order not to have thrown away twenty bucks. I will throw this movie down into the f**king pits for all it deserves if I can forget it. But my memory, unfortunately, is too good.… Expand

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