Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- spooky
- witty
- sentimental
- halloween movie night
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the cast and emotional premise appealing but considered the film overlong, insufficiently spooky, and tonally caught between children’s entertainment and adult horror.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gabbie and Travis confront ghosts while coping with the emotional consequences of loss and starting over.
Gabbie recruits Ben, Father Kent, Harriet, and Bruce as an unconventional team to exorcise the mansion.
The story is explicitly based on Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction and incorporates its haunted-house mythology.
The newly acquired mansion near New Orleans is inhabited by ghosts and drives the investigation.
Films like Haunted Mansion, and why
The Haunted Mansion
shared haunted-house comedy, supernatural ensemble, and family-friendly spooky tone
Beetlejuice
shared comedic ghost story, emotional grief themes, and accessible supernatural spectacle
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
shared haunted-house investigation, eccentric ensemble, and spooky comic adventure
The Sixth Sense
shared family grief narrative, ghostly encounters, and warm comedic fantasy
Movie Details
- Director
- Justin Simien
- Release Date
- 2023-07-26
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1276)
Cast
- Rosario Dawson
- Chase W. Dillon
- LaKeith Stanfield
- Owen Wilson
- Tiffany Haddish
- Danny DeVito
- Jared Leto
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- J.R. Adduci
- Creek Wilson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- 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 Haunted Mansion about?
- A grieving mother assembles an unlikely team of paranormal experts to reclaim her New Orleans mansion from its ghostly inhabitants.
- What is Haunted Mansion like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Haunted Mansion as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Haunted Mansion violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Haunted Mansion as mild.
- What did critics think of Haunted Mansion?
- Critics generally found the cast and emotional premise appealing but considered the film overlong, insufficiently spooky, and tonally caught between children’s entertainment and adult horror.
- Which films are like Haunted Mansion?
- Films with a similar feel include The Haunted Mansion, Beetlejuice, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, and The Sixth Sense.
- How long is Haunted Mansion?
- Haunted Mansion runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch Haunted Mansion?
- In United States, Haunted Mansion streams on Disney Plus.
