Amityville: The Awakening
A financially pressured family enters the infamous Amityville house, where a comatose twin’s miraculous recovery signals a terrifying supernatural bargain.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- halloween viewing
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics generally viewed the film as a watchable but generic and familiar haunted-house sequel, with limited innovation beyond its famous setting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Belle and her family move into a home whose rooms and history generate escalating paranormal phenomena.
Belle researches the house and questions her mother's secrecy after witnessing her twin's unexplained recovery.
James's miraculous recovery from a coma becomes entangled with the house's sinister influence.
The family gradually realizes that their money-saving move has placed them in the notorious Amityville house.
Films like Amityville: The Awakening, and why
The Conjuring
Shared haunted-house premise, supernatural family danger, and teenage protagonist confronting an evil domestic space.
The Haunting in Connecticut
Shared psychological horror atmosphere, family relocation, and a home shaped by violent supernatural history.
Insidious: Chapter 3
Shared franchise haunted-house mythology, possession themes, and escalating paranormal threat affecting a family.
Movie Details
- Director
- Franck Khalfoun
- Release Date
- 2017-06-30
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (1121)
Cast
- Bella Thorne
- Cameron Monaghan
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Thomas Mann
- Jennifer Morrison
- Kurtwood Smith
- Mckenna Grace
- Taylor Spreitler
- Brian Breiter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Amityville: The Awakening about?
- A financially pressured family enters the infamous Amityville house, where a comatose twin’s miraculous recovery signals a terrifying supernatural bargain.
- What is Amityville: The Awakening like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Amityville: The Awakening as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Amityville: The Awakening violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Amityville: The Awakening as mild.
- What did critics think of Amityville: The Awakening?
- Critics generally viewed the film as a watchable but generic and familiar haunted-house sequel, with limited innovation beyond its famous setting.
- Which films are like Amityville: The Awakening?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conjuring, The Haunting in Connecticut, and Insidious: Chapter 3.
- How long is Amityville: The Awakening?
- Amityville: The Awakening runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Amityville: The Awakening?
- In United States, Amityville: The Awakening streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
