Annabelle

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Annabelle

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2014

1h 38m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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John Form thinks he's found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia: a vintage doll in a beautiful white dress. However, the couple's delight doesn't last long: One terrible night, devil worshipers invade their home and launch a violent attack against the couple. When the cultists try to summon a demon, they smear a bloody rune on the nursery wall and drip blood on Mia's doll, thereby turning the former object of beauty into a conduit for ultimate evil.

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Critics Consensus

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.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Oct 16, 2014

Quality is often irrelevant in a horror movie; shock is the key.

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

Oct 13, 2014

The script, by Gary Dauberman, is a clichd mess, lacking humor and surprises. But Leonetti stages some fright-worthy sequences ...

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Oct 11, 2014

3/5

The scares are orchestrated with more flair than usual, even if the best of them are all spoiled in the trailer.

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

May 30, 2026

1.5/5

Don’t be fooled. The Conjuring is worth seeing. But I preferred Annabelle when it was locked in someone’s cupboard.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18, 2025

7/10

Annabelle does an admirable job of keeping tension high and the scares are legit. The two real issues I take with this film are the rather lackluster ending and the total lack of levity or humor.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Nov 29, 2023

2/5

Though the film has the solid production design, cinematography and score that one can typically expect from The Conjuring Universe, the story and its characters are dull, lifeless, and generic.

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Reymund S

May 8, 2025

It was just mind blowing on the big screen! Annabelle is not to be missed!!!!

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KerryWhite's S

@KerryWhite77 Sep 28, 2026

6/10. 69/100 Originally a 64/100 Rewatched with Chloe Lainhart at home for Halloween during our Conjuring Universe watch through. Chloe: 8.5/10

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Mukta T

@Brujohuji Sep 14, 2026

I am still shocked how underrated this movie is ! Simply cannot get it as it is everything on such high level, at least for me. Story, casting, effects - everything is well made. It is horror movie proper !

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 4, 2026

Could not finish this movie, Annabelle made me sick with all of the blood and guts!

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Ricardo D

@RT43154676 Aug 31, 2026

I think the *Annabelle* sequel turned out better than the first film. I notice a lot of production and continuity errors, as well as plot holes where they try to tie this movie to the others but fail—for instance, claiming Annabelle was adopted as an older child, yet here we see photos of her as a young child. Also, just how many dolls are there? The one in the second movie isn't the same as this one, and the shop assistant describes it as a collector's item. In the second movie, there were said to be 100, but it isn't clear if they were all actually made before the accident.

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Synopsis

John Form thinks he's found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia: a vintage doll in a beautiful white dress. However, the couple's delight doesn't last long: One terrible night, devil worshipers invade their home and launch a violent attack against the couple. When the cultists try to summon a demon, they smear a bloody rune on the nursery wall and drip blood on Mia's doll, thereby turning the former object of beauty into a conduit for ultimate evil.

Director: John R. Leonetti
Producer: Peter Safran, James Wan
Screenwriter: Gary Dauberman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Safran Company, Atomic Monster
Rating: R (Intense Violence and Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2014, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 7, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $84.4M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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