# An American Haunting (2005)

> A cursed Tennessee family battles a nocturnal entity while a teenage girl's ancestor-bound nightmare blurs the line between haunting and psychology.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5129

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Courtney Solomon
- Cast: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy, Matthew Marsh, Thom Fell, Zoe Thorne, Gaye Brown
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429573/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, oppressive, foreboding, late night horror viewing, gothic horror marathon

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