Synopsis
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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Cast
- Donald SutherlandJohn Bell
- Rachel Hurd-WoodBetsy Bell / Entity Voice
- Sissy SpacekLucy Bell
- James D'ArcyRichard Powell
- Gaye BrownKathe Batts
- Matthew MarshJames Johnston
- Susan AlmgrenElizabeth Powell - Mother
- Zoe ThorneTheny Thorn
- Vernon DobtcheffElder #1
- Thom FellJohn Bell Jr.
Recommendations
- 70
Film Threat
Yet another light weight PG-13 film that poses rather well as an honest to goodness horror film. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Solomon crafts a quality horror piece from strong performances and effects. The chief disappointment of An American Haunting is that it doesn't exploit more opportunities for the sublime subtlety of performances by Sissy Spacek and, especially, Donald Sutherland. - 60
Variety
A well-made, good-looking movie it is, but between the non-stop tumult and the sense of deliberateness about its period authenticity, An American Haunting produces a lot of screaming, crying and cruelty, but not much drama. - 50
Village Voice
The movie exhausts its blast-in-the-face scares through repetition. A wasted opportunity-- especially since the events as reported scarcely need embellishing. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The unnecessarily famous cast for such a standard, creaking, fake-spooky ghost story (with Bible verses thrown in for good measure). - 50
Slate
This is a well-packaged film that arrives like a nicely wrapped Christmas present, full of promise and potential. Then you unwrap it and discover that it's just another electric gravy boat and, worse, it's still got the price tag attached. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Throughout the film, doors slam, windows shatter and poor, battered Betsy wakes up screaming with tiresome regularity; even Sutherland appears bored by it all. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Despite their appeal to patriotic horror fans, the makers of An American Haunting end up doing more harm than good to domestic fright production.
