4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.4
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around supernatural horror and a family's struggle for survival against a demonic entity, which are inherently apolitical themes. The narrative focuses on personal escape rather than promoting any specific political ideology or societal critique.
The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast and no apparent race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on supernatural horror without critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays Christian adherents, specifically Father Callaway, with sympathy and respect for their intentions to combat evil, even though their efforts are ultimately overwhelmed by the house's powerful demonic forces. The narrative positions the audience to sympathize with the priest's struggle.
The film "The Amityville Horror" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the supernatural haunting of a family, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the storyline.
The film "The Amityville Horror" (2005) is a supernatural horror movie centered on a haunted house and demonic possession. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, nor are there any elements that could be interpreted as relating to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2005 film adaptation maintains the established genders for all primary characters from the source material and historical accounts, including the Lutz family and the DeFeo children. No character canonically or historically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
The 2005 film is a remake based on a book and real-life events. All major characters, including the Lutz family and Father Callaway, are portrayed by actors of the same race as their established historical or canonical counterparts.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
6.1
Critic Ratings
2.3
3.3
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