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On November 13, 1974, Suffolk County Police received a frantic phone call that led them to 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island. Inside the large Dutch Colonial house, they discovered a horrific crime scene that shattered the landscape of the typically peaceful community: an entire family had been slaughtered in their beds. In the days that followed, Ronald DeFeo, Jr., confessed to methodologically... See Full Description
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Suspense/Horror and Remake |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 29 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 15th, 2005 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for violence and terror, sexuality, language and brief drug use. |
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| Distributors: |
Dimension Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$64,255,243 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C-
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Longino
"There's nothing this Amityville won't beg, borrow, steal from or fabricate in trying to make your neck hairs sit up and quiver." more...
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C |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...an incompetent retread of the equally inane 1979 hit." more...
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D+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"...a load of silliness dished up straight." more...
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C- |
E! Online,
"At best, this is a disposable frightfest." more...
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C+ |
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