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An American Haunting

Possession Knows No Bounds

2005 · 1h 23m · PG-13 Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Courtney Solomon

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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.

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12%
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Rotten

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.

Nigel Floyd, Time Out
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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.

Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Rotten

This is one of the more annoying, irritating, obnoxiously un-scary scary movies in recent memory.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten

This is the type of movie that you should be getting for free on television.

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

There's thunder and lightning and wall-to-wall music. But it still doesn't add up to much of a movie.

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

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