Rated PG for frightening images, thematic elements and language.
Runtime
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99 min / USA:88 min / UK:87 min
Awards
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1 win & 4 nomination
Overwiew :Realtor Jim Evers and his wife and business partner Sara get a call late one night from mansion owner Edward Gracey, who is looking to sell his property. Smelling the biggest deal of their career, Jim, Sara and their two children pay a visit to the mansion, located on a remote bayou. A torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands the Evers family in the old mansion with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler, Ramsley, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen. At first Jim scoffs at Gracey's stories about ghosts and hauntings, until he unearths the mystery of the mansion and finds that his wife Sara has unexpected connections to its haunted past. Incest / Independent Film / Based On Novel / Family Secret / Ghost
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sean Axmaker : ...laughs and scares are both scarce... more...
C-
San Francisco Chronicle - Peter Hartlaub : ...surprisingly decent... more...
B-
ReelViews - James Berardinelli : It's dull, childish, and uninspired. more...
C
New York Times - Elvis Mitchell : The price of the popcorn-and-drink combo at most theaters showing this film is scarier. more...
D
New York Post - Lou Lumenick : Murphy, who has no decent lines or character to work with, seems to be in it strictly for the paycheck. more...
D
filmcritic.com - David Levine : ...only works as mindless entertainment. more...
B-
E! Online - The sets and costumes are tasty eye candy, but the effects are weak and Murphy zombie-walks : http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,88297,00.html more...
Chicago Tribune - Robert K. Elder : All things considered, Haunted Mansion stays pretty much within its PG rating. more...
C
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : The Haunted Mansion won't much entertain older family members, but it might be fun for kids... more...
B-
Boston Globe - Ty Burr : ...spectacularly average. more...
C
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Bob Townsend : ...tries to strike a balance between funny and scary, but the movie never really generates screams of either kind. more...
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