Annabelle: Creation
A remote dollmaker's home becomes a supernatural trap when an orphaned girl unlocks the room containing a sinister relic of family grief.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- tense
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an effective, competently crafted improvement over its predecessor, though familiar supernatural-horror formulas limited its originality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The locked doll in Bee's room is the central supernatural object and the source of the haunting.
The orphaned girls and Sister Charlotte are housed in a remote home whose rooms conceal the haunting.
Six orphaned girls, especially Janice and Linda, become targets of the evil force unleashed in Bee's room.
Sister Charlotte's presence places a nun and Catholic spiritual symbolism inside the haunted-house conflict.
Films like Annabelle: Creation, and why
The Conjuring
Shared supernatural horror, haunted-house setting, demonic possession, and escalating fear around vulnerable children.
Annabelle
Shared evil-doll premise, demonic haunting, religious imagery, and franchise supernatural horror atmosphere.
The Woman in Black
Shared isolated-house horror, child endangerment, oppressive atmosphere, and ghostly supernatural menace.
Movie Details
- Director
- David F. Sandberg
- Release Date
- 2017-08-03
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (6106)
Cast
- Stephanie Sigman
- Talitha Eliana Bateman
- Lulu Wilson
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Miranda Otto
- Grace Caroline Currey
- Philippa Coulthard
- Samara Lee
- Tayler Buck
- Lou Lou Safran
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Annabelle: Creation about?
- A remote dollmaker's home becomes a supernatural trap when an orphaned girl unlocks the room containing a sinister relic of family grief.
- What is Annabelle: Creation like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Annabelle: Creation as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Annabelle: Creation violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Annabelle: Creation as moderate.
- What did critics think of Annabelle: Creation?
- Critics broadly found the film an effective, competently crafted improvement over its predecessor, though familiar supernatural-horror formulas limited its originality.
- Which films are like Annabelle: Creation?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conjuring, Annabelle, and The Woman in Black.
- How long is Annabelle: Creation?
- Annabelle: Creation runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Annabelle: Creation?
- In United States, Annabelle: Creation streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
