The Haunting

The Haunting

By Jan de Bont

  • Genre: Horror
  • Release Date: 1999-07-23
  • Advisory Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Director: Jan de Bont
  • Production Company: White Horse Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 14.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
5.3/10
5.3
From 114 Ratings

Description

In the 1860's, industrialist Hugh Crain financed the construction of Hill House, a beautiful but forbidding mansion where Crain hoped to house a wife and children. However, Crain died an unexplained death at Hill House, and ever since tales have circulated that the mansion is haunted by evil spirits. 130 years later, Dr. David Marrow (Liam Neeson), long fascinated by the Hill House legend, brings three people there for what he tells them will be a study in sleep disorders. Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is outwardly brave, but it soon becomes evident that Hill House's sinister reputation has her on edge. Luke (Owen Wilson) quickly finds himself wondering: if this is really about studying sleep, why bring everyone to a haunted house? And Nell (Lili Taylor) finds herself inexplicably drawn to the mansion, with a fascination that soon bears terrifying fruit as the true story of Hill House is revealed.

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  • Great Movie

    3
    By Glendale Retiree
    I enjoy this movie, the actors, and special affects. My problem is that it stops/freezes at some point in the movie. I recently purchased this movie in SD, and watched it twice on my IPad. Both times it froze at some point and had to be closed out and restarted to finish watching it. This is the only movie that has given me problems. Sorry.
  • boring

    1
    By 123456789987654321099
    This reminds me of disney movie
  • Love it

    5
    By Serenablack
    I love this movie this is one of my favorites to watch over and over again
  • Freaky but cool

    4
    By MovieAddict969
    For one who doesn't watch rated R horror films, I gotta say this is the scariest movie I think I've seen . . . but then again it didn't help that I was a little kid when I watched it. But it has a good story behind it that's not cheesy like other really bad horror films and will leave you with a creepy sense of someone watching you. Don't get nightmares!
  • Why Why Why?

    1
    By nocrickets
    This is an unspeakably dumbed down remake and travesty of what remains one of the smartest, best, scariest movies ever made. Watch the 1963 original, and give this one a wide, wide berth.
  • Rose red

    5
    By JAYLYNN70
    Definitly has alot in common
  • Rose Red Much???

    2
    By Horriblehorrible taptaprevenge
    Does anybody else find this movie very similar to the mini series Rose Red? I think the house is even the same one used in Rose Red......
  • all good except. . .

    4
    By HUNTER X.Y.Z
    the only thing i hated in it was one of the female actress's. that one was butt ugly. when they make horror movies the'll have cute, sexy, or hot women in it. this one is the first one i know that has one hot woman and one ugly one. other than that the whole movie was great. two or three good scares. and a surprising ending i wasn't expecting. rent it first because woman: butt ugly.
  • IQ is gone

    1
    By taiMazing
    so many brain cells were killed during the duration of this movie. i'll never get those 2 hours back and i regret that deeply. horrible, horrible movie. i'ma go take some ambien and pass out.
  • Awful.

    1
    By lriggsjr
    Terrible version of the book. The early sixties version is much better. Great actors doing a terrible job here. Also, the plot seems to be dumbed down, almost as if it's a bad episode of the children's ghost story series Goosebumps. Very silly and dissapointing.

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