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Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson
Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Haunting, the 1999 horror thriller directed by Jan de Bont, received mixed reviews from critics. While some praised its visual style and atmosphere, the film was largely panned for its weak plot and characters. The movie holds a 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 5.7/10 score on IMDb, indicating a negative reception from general audiences.
The Haunting is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Lili Taylor, with Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Todd Field, and Virginia Madsen appearing in supporting roles. Its plot follows a group of people who gather at Hill House, a manor house in western Massachusetts for an apparent volunteer study on insomnia, only to find themselves plagued by paranormal events connected to the home's grim history. Based on the 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, it is the second feature film adaptation of the source material after Robert Wise's 1963 film adaptation of the same name.
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