Donald Sutherland, James D'Arcy, Lila Bata-Walsh
Based on a true state-documented case that took place during the 1800s, the Bell family of Red River, Tenn., was visited by an unknown presence that haunted the family and eventually caused the death ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 24, 2006
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October 29, 2009A well acted film of this genre, perhaps because of it?s claim that it is based on true events.
I particularly liked the ending which I felt turned the whole film around from just being watchable to pretty entertaining and of course realising it?s authenticity. -
July 24, 2009A tedious 90 minutes where the only impresses by how little it has to offer. Ghosts and "shocks" that just aren't scary. Plot twists that fail to elevate an eyebrow. American Haunting isn't truly bad, it just has such little effect on the viewer that you watch it through a haze o...( read more)
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March 31, 2008A complete mess. Scenes go nowhere, the film is not scary, and while the ending tries to resolve everything, it just ends up confusing you even more.
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November 2, 2009This film was pretty disappointing. The production company did a good job pushing the fact that Sissy Spacek was in it, because I think that is what drew horror fans in to see this movie. But all in all she did not have a very important role. The movie mostly focused on Donald Su...( read more)
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October 25, 2009Not what I expected, but still good. I'm not sure that they accurately portrayed how it really went down... I haven't read (in any place) that the Bell Witch was symbolic of the whole "John abusing Betsy." I don't think that even happened. They should have put the Bell Witch's la...( read more)
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October 24, 2009I wanted to see this cauz the previews looked real good but this movie really sucked
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October 3, 2009very good movie all the way to the end, then it was a bit of a letdown. worth seeing because of the great acting by Sutherland and D'Arcy
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April 8, 2007in relation to Strawberry Suicide's comment, I never saw Sean Bean in that movie....nor was he in the credits..so I dont know what movie you are commenting about...
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January 21, 2007it werent really realistick if your daughters in her room being ragged aboutby a ghost you dont just sit dont with a nice hot cup of tea.
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December 14, 2006I thought that it was brilliant! the story line excellent Sean Bean great proformance-It had somwthing good coming outta something bad almost!
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November 3, 2006I'll take Cabin Fever any day, something that's smart, has a twisted sense of humor and a sense of reverence for classic horror of past. This flick was a snoozer. How many times can you watch the girl get knocked around by the spirit? The plot is highly repititious and the movie is bookended by some really forced present day scenes that add nothing to the story. It's not a ghost story, and whether or not it really happened is up to interpretation. Me? I remember when doctors blamed things the Black Plague on man's sins ... so I'm not convinced just because some doc 150 years ago said so. Courtney solomon, the wroter/director, is a terrible filmmaker, and anyone who is skepticle should rent his first flick, 2000's stinkfest Dungeons and Dragons. This is one of the worst films of the year, and really, if you want to bring in group thought, the critical consensus at Rotten Tomatoes agrees.
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October 28, 2006WEll I don't really give a rats ass what Nate thinks of it .He is just one of the very,very very few who thought this movie was crap!!!. Just shows you their taste in movies I guess.They must love those hacke em up movies that are low budget and so cheesy that they ooze with no talent actors and piss poor acting.AKA Cabin Fever for example.
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October 23, 2006
I cannot believe the warmth this terrible, amatuerish, hilariously awful frightless flick is getting.
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June 13, 2006As horror films go I guess this is my kind of scary film-probably because it's not simply blood and gore but it has a story to it-a true one at that-and we are left feeling uncomfortable and stunned at the end. I can't give to much away as I recommend you see it for yourselves but this I felt was terrifying with very convinving performances.
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