Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- oppressive
- heightened
- late night horror viewing
- haunted house movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually sumptuous and atmospherically impressive, but criticized its lackluster, artificial screenplay and ponderous historical subplot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hill House actively produces strange occurrences and turns its ornate spaces into a supernatural threat against the paranormal team.
Critics repeatedly singled out the sumptuous sets, art direction, and creepy-crawly design of the house as the film's defining strength.
Nell's history of trauma and her encounters with the house connect psychological vulnerability to the paranormal threat.
The film explicitly remakes the 1963 classic and expands its black-and-white horror foundation through computer effects, elaborate sets, and heightened spectacle.
Films like The Haunting, and why
The Haunting
shared haunted-house premise, supernatural mystery, ensemble investigation, and gothic atmosphere
House on Haunted Hill
shared elaborate haunted-house setting, ghostly threat, psychological horror, and visual spectacle
The Legend of Hell House
shared paranormal investigation, escalating supernatural danger, and ensemble survival structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Jan de Bont
- Release Date
- 1999-07-23
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (1593)
Cast
- Liam Neeson
- Lili Taylor
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Owen Wilson
- Bruce Dern
- Marian Seldes
- Alix Koromzay
- Todd Field
- Virginia Madsen
- Michael Cavanaugh
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, History Vault, Paramount+ Roku Premium 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 The Haunting about?
- A psychologically vulnerable woman joins paranormal experts inside an ornate house whose supernatural forces turn investigation into a fight for survival.
- What is The Haunting like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Haunting as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Haunting violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Haunting as mild.
- What did critics think of The Haunting?
- Critics broadly found the film visually sumptuous and atmospherically impressive, but criticized its lackluster, artificial screenplay and ponderous historical subplot.
- Which films are like The Haunting?
- Films with a similar feel include The Haunting, House on Haunted Hill, and The Legend of Hell House.
- How long is The Haunting?
- The Haunting runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Haunting?
- In United States, The Haunting streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, History Vault, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
