This allegedly true tale of demonic possession is weighed down by period detail and ponderous storytelling, which soon get the better of its Exorcist-inspired levitations, flying crucifixes and noisy poltergeist activity.
An American Haunting
Possession Knows No Bounds
2005 · 1h 23m · PG-13
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Courtney Solomon
Overview
An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface. Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.
Director and cast
- Courtney Solomon Director
- Donald Sutherland as John Bell
- Sissy Spacek as Lucy Bell
- Rachel Hurd-Wood as Betsy Bell
- James D'Arcy as Richard Powell
- Matthew Marsh as James Johnston
- Thom Fell as John Bell Jr.
- Zoe Thorne as Theny Thorn
- Gaye Brown as Kathe Batts
- Sam Alexander as Joshua Gardner
- Miquel Brown as Chloe
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It's never an encouraging sign when a horror movie based on a true story fatally lacks the verisimilitude of, say, Alone In The Dark.
This is one of the more annoying, irritating, obnoxiously un-scary scary movies in recent memory.
This is the type of movie that you should be getting for free on television.
There's thunder and lightning and wall-to-wall music. But it still doesn't add up to much of a movie.
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