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Also known as Haunting

1999 film by Jan de Bont

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5.5

Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

Released: 1999-07-23113 minDir: Jan de BontHorror, Thriller, Fantasy, MysteryBudget: $80.0MBox office: $177M

Cast

  • Liam Neeson as Dr. David Marrow
  • Lili Taylor as Nell
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones as Theo
  • Owen Wilson as Luke Sanderson
  • Bruce Dern as Mr. Dudley
  • Marian Seldes as Mrs. Dudley

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • painting
  • trauma
  • haunted house
  • haunting
  • castle
  • insomnia
  • bone
  • poster
  • child labor

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Ratings

IMDb

5/10

82,177 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

17%

Metacritic

42/100

Year
1999
Runtime
113 min
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Rated
PG-13
Awards
4 wins & 14 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
supernatural
Director
Jan de Bont
Screenwriter
Michael Tolkin
Cast member
Tom Irwin
Producer
Colin Wilson
Production company
DreamWorks
Cinematographer
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Narrative location
Massachusetts
Filming location
Long Beach
Duration
113
FilmAffinity ID
438468
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1999-10-14
film editor
Michael Kahn
title
The Haunting
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Eugenio Zanetti
after a work by
Shirley Jackson
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
3.8/10
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