The Amityville Horror
For God's sake, get out!
1979 · 118 min · ★ 6.3 (1K) · Horror
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg · Written by Sandor Stern
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James Brolin George Lutz -
Margot Kidder Kathy Lutz -
Rod Steiger Father Delaney -
Don Stroud Father Richard Bolen -
Murray Hamilton Father Ryan -
John Larch Father Nuncio -
Natasha Ryan Amy -
K.C. Martel Greg -
Meeno Peluce Matt -
Michael Sacks Jeff -
Irene Dailey Aunt Helena -
Helen Shaver Carolyn
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The Amityville Collection
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Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on the children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.
Amityville 3-D · 1983Amityville 3-D
★ 4.61983
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To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.
Amityville: The Evil Escapes · 1989Amityville: The Evil Escapes
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After moving into their matriarch's gothic seaside mansion, the Evans family soon becomes host to an uninvited demonic force in the form of a mysterious lamp that once resided in the Amityville house.
The Amityville Curse · 1990The Amityville Curse
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After purchasing a property in Amityville, New York, Debbie and her husband invite three of their closest friends to help renovate. Immediately uneasy in her new surroundings, she begins experiencing shockingly vivid nightmares.
Amityville 1992: It's About Time · 1992Amityville 1992: It's About Time
★ 4.81992
MovieHorror
A hot-shot architect returns home from his latest business trip with a surprise: an ornate old clock rescued out of a soon-to-be-demolished mansion in Amityville, New York, that brings about a seemingly unstoppable demonic force.
Amityville: A New Generation · 1993Amityville: A New Generation
★ 4.31993
MovieHorror
Keyes, a successful photographer who lives at the border of Skid Row, notices a homeless man with a strange old mirror. Immediately struck by it for reasons he cannot explain, he convinces the man to sell it to him, soon behaving in increasingly erratic and unhinged ways.
Amityville: Dollhouse · 1996Amityville: Dollhouse
★ 4.61996
MovieHorror
Bill Martin has just finished construction on a picturesque new home for his family, but unknown to him, the previously barren property was once the site of the infamous Amityville murder house, which contains demonic entities with murderous sights on the family.
The Amityville Horror · 2005The Amityville Horror
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MovieHorror
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
Amityville: The Awakening · 2017Amityville: The Awakening
★ 5.42017
MovieHorror
Belle, her little sister, and her comatose twin brother move into a new house with their single mother in order to save money to help pay for her brother's expensive healthcare. But when strange phenomena begin to occur including the miraculous recovery of her brother, Belle begins to suspect her mother isn't telling her everything and soon learns they moved into the infamous Amityville house.
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