# The Amityville Horror (1979)

> A family’s bargain Long Island dream house becomes a crucible of supernatural terror, religious dread, and possession.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6424

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- Cast: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, John Larch, Natasha Ryan, K.C. Martel
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078767/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: foreboding, oppressive, paranoid, halloween viewing, late night horror

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- [Burnt Offerings (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/7858)
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- [The Omen (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/639)
- [Amityville 3-D (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/16342)
- [The Exorcist (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/4730)
- [The Conjuring (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/88019)
- [The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/11334)
- [Amityville: The Awakening (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/118925)
- [Insidious (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/32901)
- [Audrey Rose (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/32990)

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