Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola, Alfrfe Woodard, Kerry O'Malley, Brian Howe |
| Director |
John R. Leonetti |
| Screenplay | Gary Dauberman |
| Music | Joseph Bishara |
| Cinematography | James Kniest |
| Editing | Tom Elkins |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2014 |
| Produced by | New Line Cinema, Evergreen Media Group, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, The Safran Company |
Official Site | IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Genre | Horror |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Physical, moderate, frequent, psychological, realistic |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| Suggested age limit 16 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Debashine Thangevelo | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Anél Viktor  Voorvolg ontlok net ligte ruggraat-rilling. | 5 |  |
| Cape Times Frank Scheck Doll prequel fails to scare with formulaic, clichéd plot. | 2 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs In the end, the thrills, chills and frights are in enough abundance that fans of such films likely won't be disappointed, while those dragged along and who easily scare will have enough to spook them. | 10 | |
| Metacritic.com 27 critics | 7 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 105 critics | 9 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Annabelle borrows unabashedly from better horror films, content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective The Conjuring. | 6 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 9 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Bloody 'Conjuring' prequel is scary, if not too original. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 80 users | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 31952 users | 12 |  |
| Internet 18640 Netizens As a horror film, Annabelle is technically effective but lacks a good story and the finesse of a seasoned film maker. | 12 | |
Average .. 43% | 9 | |