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House on Haunted Hill

1999 · 93 min

A slick, gory haunted-house thrill ride with campy performances and jump scares, best enjoyed as a fast, undemanding horror romp.

Directed by
William Malone
Genres
Horror
Tagline
Evil loves to party.
Overview
An amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a decrepit former mental institution.

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Directed by
William Malone
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • death
  • revenge
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror
Directed by
William Malone
Written by
Dick Beebe
Starring
Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Ali Larter, Taye Diggs, Chris Kattan, Peter Gallagher, Bridgette Wilson, Max Perlich
Music
Don Davis
Cinematography
Rick Bota
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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