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The Haunting

The Haunting

1999
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 53m
When Eleanor, Theo, and Luke decide to take part in a sleep study at a huge mansion they get more than they bargained for when Dr. Marrow tells them of the house's ghostly past. (imdb)

Directed by:

Jan de Bont

Screenwriter:

David Self, Shirley Jackson

Starring:

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson, Bruce Dern, Virginia Madsen, Marian Seldes

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Haunting

1999
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 53m
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Rated 10 Jan 2010
14
7th
Zeta-Jones is a lesbian and Owen Wilson gets decapitated, yet somehow this is a terrible film.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
paxtonPaxton
Rated 17 Dec 2019
26
3rd
Less is more is better than more is less is worse than some is not enough is equal to anything is now over the top is far more boring than this is this.
Rated 17 Dec 2019
beedubBeeDub
Rated 20 Oct 2016
68
16th
Stupid and not scary, no matter how many CGI ghosts it throws at us. Skip it and watch the original again.
Rated 20 Oct 2016
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 07 Jun 2019
58
48th
Remember all the subtly and restraint of the original "The Haunting"(1963), well the remake says forget that, throws away any ambiguity, and cranks the ghost nonsense up to eleven. Honestly this film is a guilty pleasure of mine. While in no way is it frightening or suspenseful, luckily where it fails at being spooky, it ends up being pretty darn goofy. With the right mindset, this ridiculous over-the-top CGI ghost schlockfest, makes for a fun unintentional comedy.
Rated 07 Jun 2019
spleenspleen
Rated 07 Dec 2014
45
19th
Purgatory's over. You go to hell, Jan de Bont!
Rated 07 Dec 2014
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
1
5th
This film's distinct lack of any quality, suspense, or scares has been HAUNTING me ever since 1999!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
talonmalontalonmalon
Rated 09 Oct 2012
1
0th
This is just what we needed. Taking an excellent, psychological horror film and remaking it into a whimsical CGI fest, in a manner that almost makes it seem like a family film. But that's fine, cause you know, "it's about family". Best of all, they had the courtesy to edit out all that pesky quality from the original version.
Rated 09 Oct 2012
big_lemonsBig Lemons
Rated 08 Jul 2007
60
6th
More than 50 because Owen Wilson gets decapitated.
Rated 08 Jul 2007
dunbardunbar
Rated 29 Jan 2018
40
8th
Re: House on Haunted Hill. Yes, this is indeed the more crap one of the two.
Rated 29 Jan 2018
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 14 Nov 2015
25
14th
That was entertainingly bad, but not *as* entertaining as I expected. The writing keeps trying to be low-key - starting off as low-key family drama and moving into low-key creepiness basically up until the big climax. This doesn't work for multiple reasons, but especially because the set design and special effects are dedicated to being as gaudy and over-the-top as humanly possible. (I do appreciate that the polyamorous bisexual was a good person, but I'm not sure that was a conscious decision.)
Rated 14 Nov 2015
shellishShellish
Rated 27 Oct 2015
55
12th
Lol, okay, this was obviously ridiculous, but it was kind of entertaining right? I had a good time, I swear, and I mean, it looked pretty enough. The acting wasn't bad, really. It had a campy charm, c'mon you guys. What do you expect??
Rated 27 Oct 2015
martrynmartryn
Rated 24 Jul 2013
34
6th
For a cast of solid actors (including Liam fucking Neeson), this film really fucking blows. Lili Taylor does not play a convincing character, and she's certainly not likeable in this movie. Zeta-Jones is sexy, and Owen Wilson is a caricature. The film doesn't really surprise, the special effects suck, and the ending is predictably retarded. Compare this to the earlier film, which is pretty decent, and this thing is a fucking travesty.
Rated 24 Jul 2013
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 13 Jan 2013
20
7th
Expensive and full of ineffective special effects that become increasingly more stupid and unbelievable as the movie progresses. Some good acting, and a few nice effects. But, it becomes tedious and boring. They took every special effect too far. These story tellers have completely lost the art of telling a story that a person can become invested in. Instead of engaging the audience, they simply bombard you with ever increasing amounts of nonsense.
Rated 13 Jan 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
28
8th
I actually liked some of the visuals and the cast is more talented than your average horror movie, but they apparently forgot to have stuff happen.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 23 Feb 2010
25
1st
There were a bunch of CGI haunted house scenes with no suspense. In the late 90's early '00 they were churning out a bunch of these polished horror movies that were just full of CGI with bad acting.
Rated 23 Feb 2010
pompousasspompousass
Rated 26 May 2009
0
12th
Why would insomniacs have been thought to be particularly good subjects for the study of fear? Where's the correlation? This later version has been thoroughly de-psychologized -- and, an important distinction, de-psychicized -- and it substitutes a heart-tugging rescue of the perfectly harmless ghosts of 19th-century child laborers from the malevolent ghost of a sweatshop Scrooge. It stands entirely on its own. Or rather, it falls.
Rated 26 May 2009
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 30 Apr 2009
54
12th
I will admit this movie frightened me when I was 12, but not so much when I'm 22. Some cool scenes and it builds up fairly well, but it builds up to one of the most retarded endings I've seen in a horror movie, and I even thought so when I was 12.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
uniquenameUniqueName
Rated 15 Jan 2009
51
12th
It looks like they hired writers for the first half of the movie, then they went home eat lunch and never came back. Creepy crying kids and some images prevent this movie from being hated, but really don't need to see this again.
Rated 15 Jan 2009
manhattaManhatta
Rated 09 Jan 2008
0
0th
The worst remake I've ever watched. Fucking CGI bed.
Rated 09 Jan 2008
doctor7doctor7
Rated 08 Dec 2007
14
7th
One genuine scare throughout the entire film. The rest is plagued with being simply poor in all aspects.
Rated 08 Dec 2007
willofgaiawillofgaia
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
0th
"I have to save the children!" Save yourself from this movie, instead.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
3rd
Even worse than the original, which I didn't like either. And a movie with Catherine Zeta-Jones as a lesbian has so much promise.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 01 Aug 2024
35
9th
Congrats to everyone who worked in the art departments for making this mess look so eye candy, but this is evidently way inferior to both 1963 and Flanagan's versions -- Jan de Bont just not suited for horror. But hey, Owen Wilson's head is chopped, underrated Lili Taylor must've grabbed some cash and Z-Jones poses as the most 2020s character of any 1999 film -- non-monogamic, alleged artist saying nobody gets any good sleep because life is so frenzy these days. Also: this needed more Dern.
Rated 01 Aug 2024
jbynjbyn
Rated 29 Oct 2023
64
29th
The house in The Haunting had intriguing character that kept me interested for most of the runtime. Almost all of the attempts to be scary made me laugh, I don't think that was the intended response. For example, in one scene, Nell walks up to a suspicious-looking door, as she approaches, the door turns into a giant metal hand and grabs her. To me, I would have preferred more be left to the imagination with the traditional rattling and creepy music.
Rated 29 Oct 2023
ericamblerericambler
Rated 10 Oct 2023
16
0th
[sad trombone noise]
Rated 10 Oct 2023
doyler29doyler29
Rated 01 Nov 2022
40
7th
Nothing in this film is spooky since it all seems to be occurring under bright, fluorescent lights. It's probably the dullest haunted house film I've had the displeasure of watching.
Rated 01 Nov 2022
simhoopsimhoop
Rated 30 Oct 2022
40
17th
It's bad but it's also strangely nostalgic probably because of all the scenes I'd catch on airings on TBS.
Rated 30 Oct 2022
scribScrib
Rated 12 Jun 2022
20
1st
Absolutely no tension, horror or subtlety whatsoever. So lacking confidence in its own ability to deliver as a remake, it shoehorns a predictable mystery narrative that makes zero sense. And the CGI spectacle makes the whole thing look like a children's theme park ride. What in the name of Casper's decapitated mother were they thinking?
Rated 12 Jun 2022
muttermutter
Rated 19 Mar 2022
30
9th
More "The Mummy" than haunting
Rated 19 Mar 2022
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 16 Jan 2022
55
21st
Die an Offensichtlichkeit schwer zu überbietende Dialogführung kommt sehr expositionell daher und wirkt teilweise sehr holperig improvisiert. Gebe Owen Wilson die Schuld. :) Der Plot wird immer überladener und willkürlicher, das Verhalten der Schlossinsassen immer bekloppter. Gruseltechnisch legt der Film zwar einen guten Start hin, steigert sich nur leider nicht. Der Film wird nicht gruseliger, die Gruselszenen werden bloß immer mehr zu stumpfen Actionszenen. Twister im Geisterschloss.
Rated 16 Jan 2022
sproostsproost
Rated 15 Jul 2021
50
27th
Dated special fx galore with a predictable plot development, but there's some fun chemistry between the actors to enjoy if you're in the mood for something silly and very un-haunting.
Rated 15 Jul 2021
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 14 Nov 2020
40
3rd
The Haunting was not a good movie. The premise of the movie is dumb. A researcher sets up an experiment wherein the subjects believe they are taking part in a sleep study but he really wants to show how susceptible groups of people are to fear. Neeson is the researcher and he is not as prominent as the other characters. Lili Taylor is the main character and she is the best part of this movie. You can see how good of an actress she is here. Wilson tries to be charming and Zeta-Jones is sultry.
Rated 14 Nov 2020
filliganFilligan
Rated 14 Oct 2020
44
5th
The big budget horror, a product of a bygone era. This starts promising. The cast is game and meshes well, but it doesn't take long at all for it to squander its characters and premise in favour of cheap scares with CGI that has aged like milk. It's an ultimately frustrating watch.
Rated 14 Oct 2020
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 26 Dec 2018
60
42nd
Decent flick that is well made, but is really not that scary or thrilling, as much as they throw at you to try and make it so. The acting is rather up and down, I enjoyed Zeta-Jones, Neeson and Taylor were decent, and Wilson is poorly cast here and sucks.
Rated 26 Dec 2018
eresseaEressea
Rated 10 Jul 2017
83
72nd
I admit it. Some days, I just really like watching a bad movie. This is one of those days. I watched this many many years ago and somehow, some of the visuals remained in my head, so I rewatched it, and, what can I say? I still like it as one of those good bad movies. It kinda feels like one of those "scary" rides in a theme park, made for 10-year-olds. Made me feel a bit nostalgic.
Rated 10 Jul 2017
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 01 Nov 2016
35
9th
Would've been significantly better if Lili Taylor had just been hallucinating. I wonder why the evil entity that enslaved and killed little children is called "ukraine".
Rated 01 Nov 2016
squintySquinty
Rated 15 Jul 2016
35
0th
...Horror movie sweat drop.
Rated 15 Jul 2016
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 09 Oct 2014
100
51st
good movie
Rated 09 Oct 2014
glm01glm01
Rated 20 Apr 2014
38
2nd
38.000
Rated 20 Apr 2014
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 15 Apr 2013
1
20th
The sets were cool, but matched with the hammy acting seemed more Disney as it went along. Too over-the-top for genuine scares and too tame for Evil Dead dumb-fun.
Rated 15 Apr 2013
joeywashoutJoey_Washout
Rated 17 Jan 2013
11
3rd
A horror film from the director of Speed! It's every bit as good as it sounds.
Rated 17 Jan 2013
glmglm
Rated 06 Jul 2012
45
11th
44.500
Rated 06 Jul 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 15 Jun 2012
25
10th
ugh
Rated 15 Jun 2012
bradtragickbradtragick
Rated 18 Apr 2012
95
82nd
Instant Mainstream horror classic!
Rated 18 Apr 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 22 Jan 2012
25
5th
I remember loving this a kid, but watching it today after seeing the original, it only works as a good-bad movie. Some of the worst CGI I've ever seen.
Rated 22 Jan 2012
ssgtchrisSSgtChris
Rated 05 Dec 2011
60
14th
I would rather play with razer blades
Rated 05 Dec 2011
braddad68braddad68
Rated 09 Jun 2011
75
2nd
Disappointing!
Rated 09 Jun 2011
shewasSheWas
Rated 08 Jun 2011
70
69th
CULT
Rated 08 Jun 2011
baniclipsbaniclips
Rated 31 Oct 2010
35
3rd
I liked the mansion and little back story behind it. Awful movie but aroused interest in checking out the original it's based off of.
Rated 31 Oct 2010
gorejunkygorejunky
Rated 17 Aug 2010
75
27th
Decent horror with some good suspense. Loved the cast and Lili Taylor was particular good. Jan De Bont brings some good special effects and a genuine creepiness to the remake. Highly recommended!
Rated 17 Aug 2010
tarwebroodtarwebrood
Rated 08 Jun 2010
40
12th
9-6-2010 remake of a classic ghost story with all the good stuff drained out..
Rated 08 Jun 2010
endellionendellion
Rated 07 Jun 2010
75
50th
ive seen worse remakes
Rated 07 Jun 2010
jastrupjastrup
Rated 12 Jan 2010
30
8th
A very poor remake. None of the psycic horror remains from the original whatsoever.
Rated 12 Jan 2010
timoatimoA
Rated 24 Dec 2009
0
0th
I have never seen anything worse than this.
Rated 24 Dec 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 22 Jul 2009
55
20th
Doesn't get scary enough.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
fantacbobFantacBob
Rated 12 Jun 2009
40
8th
A possesed house and a team of investigators. Maybe fresh in its day but I doubt it.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
celticguy94celticguy94
Rated 03 Jun 2009
80
30th
A haunted house movie that had potential but was weakened by the so-so acting and the overley stylized approach. Try the orginal instead.
Rated 03 Jun 2009
babifaceBabiface
Rated 16 May 2009
60
35th
Could have been better. Never really grew to care what happened to the characters.
Rated 16 May 2009
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 24 Apr 2009
23
1st
You'll be haunted by the thought that this would be good....oh so wrong!
Rated 24 Apr 2009
ryanscoomerRyanscoomer
Rated 23 Apr 2009
15
10th
I think this is the first film I ever saw with Luke Wilson. Not too good.
Rated 23 Apr 2009
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 04 Mar 2009
30
31st
I mix this film up with House on Haunted Hill...same difference really.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 17 Feb 2009
5
2nd
Watch this only to see Owen Wilson get decapitated by a falling statue. That's about all that's redeeming about it.
Rated 17 Feb 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
70
54th
Underrated.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 17 Jan 2009
15
21st
One of the lamest "thrillers" I've come across.
Rated 17 Jan 2009
mihonMihon
Rated 03 Jan 2009
38
9th
saw this movie and first I was a bit oki, a haunted house. then when poeple started to die, I was a little scared. the movie has cool effects but mostly you just know when and how the actors are gonna face their dooms. so if you wanna be scared see something else this is just an effect show.
Rated 03 Jan 2009
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 29 Dec 2008
42
19th
Oh My God! It's a house haunted by cheesy CGI!
Rated 29 Dec 2008
revolutionoRevolutiono
Rated 23 Dec 2008
3
4th
I remember this being cool when I was 12. There's a part with an evil piano.
Rated 23 Dec 2008
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 17 Dec 2008
60
34th
That CGI was great, 10/10.
Rated 17 Dec 2008
peterlebPeterLeb
Rated 15 Dec 2008
7
53rd
Comical.
Rated 15 Dec 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 16 Nov 2008
71
79th
good movie
Rated 16 Nov 2008
quail_butterQuail Butter
Rated 21 Oct 2008
50
28th
An interesting TV movie.
Rated 21 Oct 2008
mckimsonMcKimson
Rated 22 Sep 2008
63
19th
It's quite scary and imaginative motivation. The film loses its the sense of horror.
Rated 22 Sep 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 17 Sep 2008
40
54th
for nem
Rated 17 Sep 2008
batface89batface89
Rated 28 Jul 2008
24
3rd
Stupid movie.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
kavkav
Rated 12 Jul 2008
38
10th
A luke-warm and needless reimagining of the original classic horror. Completely boring.
Rated 12 Jul 2008
otavio42otavio42
Rated 08 Jul 2008
85
79th
Seriamente aterrorizante. Não é bom de ver sozinho.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
icromaholicxicromaholicx
Rated 22 Jun 2008
60
28th
Silly fun.
Rated 22 Jun 2008
astfglAstfgl
Rated 11 Apr 2008
65
45th
For some unknown reason, I enjoy this movie. Maybe it's Liam Neeson slumming it. Maybe it's Owen Wilson's hammy performance. Maybe it's the ridiculously over-the-top set designs. Maybe it's the convoluted, non-sensical story. Or maybe it's just the fact that the movie seems to know that it's ludicrous and revels in that fact.
Rated 11 Apr 2008
yilbyilb
Rated 31 Mar 2008
60
58th
Lots of cool effects & well done lines propel this thriller quite well. The sheer lush beauty of the sets is as captivating as Lili's performance. Not really scary, but entertaining.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
deetydeety
Rated 29 Mar 2008
25
3rd
Just watch the original, it's better in every way.
Rated 29 Mar 2008
spamhead80spamhead80
Rated 23 Mar 2008
0
0th
Dammit, why would you do this to a book that had already been successfully adapted into a very good movie? Throwing every big name actor you can think of at a movie doesn't make it suck any less. This movie was so not scary that it was hilarious; I actually laughed at the ending (nice Christ imagery there, by the way).
Rated 23 Mar 2008
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 15 Mar 2008
22
10th
There are some interesting things going on here, but ultimately, the set-up is so weak that the pay-off feels empty no matter what. With a group of four leads, there aren't enough characters to be slowly picked off one-by-one, which makes a massive delay between when the action should begin, and when the movie can afford to let it happen. The movie spends too much time spinning its wheels, which is odd because a lot of the story seems rushed to get to the scares. Trouble is, there are no scares.
Rated 15 Mar 2008
john_lockeJohn Locke
Rated 04 Mar 2008
67
8th
No.
Rated 04 Mar 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 06 Feb 2008
15
12th
Zeta-Jones is hot, but cannot act!
Rated 06 Feb 2008
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 02 Feb 2008
1
10th
The best part was when that lion ate Owen Wilson's head. It looked pretty, but it was fucking boring. I think I even saw this in the theater.
Rated 02 Feb 2008
cubalCubal
Rated 13 Jan 2008
10
1st
Possibly the worst remake of all time. By mystical means, this movie has all its tension and charm drained out of it.
Rated 13 Jan 2008
starsirenStarSiren
Rated 31 Dec 2007
40
5th
This movie is stupid. Maybe it could have been cool, but just ignore this.
Rated 31 Dec 2007
kittykinskittykins
Rated 17 Dec 2007
10
1st
Wow... this movie was terrible.
Rated 17 Dec 2007
harukoHaruko
Rated 03 Nov 2007
45
7th
Well now, wasn't that a piece of shitty-shit-crap-crap.
Rated 03 Nov 2007
oolookittyoolookitty
Rated 24 Oct 2007
1
1st
Get the original, or read Shirley Jackson's book. Please just don't watch this horrible travesty of a movie.
Rated 24 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
35
8th
Good looking but silly and unscary
Rated 17 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 22 Aug 2007
24
24th
ok
Rated 22 Aug 2007
kojilessKojiless
Rated 21 Aug 2007
8
7th
Cool set, crappy story, unbelievable/unispired acting. Best part - friend's head gets sliced off, but no one cares.
Rated 21 Aug 2007
heandhishairheandhishair
Rated 14 Aug 2007
27
1st
About as scary as a cardboard box.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 14 Aug 2007
8
7th
boo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bugzy41450bugzy41450
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
44th
creepy/dumb might be worth seeing
Rated 14 Aug 2007
aushabfanaus_hab_fan
Rated 14 Aug 2007
62
11th
I love Cathy, I love Owy, and Neeson's usually great. But why, why, WHY do they have to ruin their careers with this crup?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
boslepsBosleps
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
26th
Not scary at all. Take two Tylenol PM and you'll sleep like a baby. Insomnia my ass.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bbbdBBBD
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
0th
Officially the WORST movie I have ever seen. All bad movies are compared against this one for me. The actors are all hideous to look at (even CZJ looks pretty bland in this), the story is terrible, the acting is worse, and the ending is even worse still. The ONLY redeeming quality is Owen Wilson being decapitated.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
supergloosupergloo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
1
1st
Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous!
Rated 14 Aug 2007

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