Amityville: Dollhouse
A child’s Amityville replica dollhouse unleashes a malevolent force that turns a family home into a minefield of supernatural accidents.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- campy
- late night horror marathon
- franchise catch-up
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the sequel as an underdeveloped and largely ineffective addition to the Amityville franchise and haunted-house horror.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Martin family’s home life is disrupted by evil inhabiting the dollhouse and causing unexplained accidents.
The central object is a dollhouse modeled on the Amityville haunted house and given to a child.
The plot escalates through a series of horrible unexplained accidents affecting the family.
The film is identified as the eighth Amityville series entry and reuses its haunted-house mythology.
Films like Amityville: Dollhouse, and why
The Amityville Horror
supernatural haunted-house horror centered on a family confronting an inherited evil
The Conjuring
domestic supernatural horror in which an apparently ordinary object becomes a conduit for malevolent forces
The Haunting
family-centered haunted-house horror with escalating unexplained accidents and occult menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Steve White
- Release Date
- 1996-10-02
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 4.5 / 10 (128)
Cast
- Robin Thomas
- Starr Andreeff
- Allen Cutler
- Rachel Duncan
- Jarrett Lennon
- Clayton Murray
- Franc Ross
- Lenore Kasdorf
- Lisa Robin Kelly
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Amityville: Dollhouse about?
- A child’s Amityville replica dollhouse unleashes a malevolent force that turns a family home into a minefield of supernatural accidents.
- What is Amityville: Dollhouse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Amityville: Dollhouse as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Amityville: Dollhouse violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Amityville: Dollhouse as moderate.
- What did critics think of Amityville: Dollhouse?
- Critics broadly regard the sequel as an underdeveloped and largely ineffective addition to the Amityville franchise and haunted-house horror.
- Which films are like Amityville: Dollhouse?
- Films with a similar feel include The Amityville Horror, The Conjuring, and The Haunting.
- How long is Amityville: Dollhouse?
- Amityville: Dollhouse runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Amityville: Dollhouse?
- In United States, Amityville: Dollhouse streams on Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
