The Haunting in Connecticut

"Some things cannot be explained."

2009 1h 42m EN

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6.2

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18%

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METACRITIC

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5.8

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★6.2TMDB · 1,245🥫18%Rotten Tomatoes●33Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 66,393

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When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.

“Some things cannot be explained.”

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Cast

Virginia Madsen
Sara Campbell
Kyle Gallner
Matt Campbell
Martin Donovan
Peter Campbell
Amanda Crew
Wendy
Elias Koteas
Reverend Popescu
Sophi Knight
Mary Campbell
Ty Wood
Billy Campbell
D.W. Brown
Dr. Brooks

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Cornwell
Writers: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe, Janet Kusnick
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 7.8× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Haunting in Connecticut Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Cornwell, shot by Adam Swica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert J. Kral. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eric L. Beason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Virginia Madsen and Kyle Gallner and Martin Donovan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some things cannot be explained.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Cornwell directs. Adam Swica behind the camera. Robert J. Kral scores. Eric L. Beason cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 7.8× over at the box office.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "Haunting in Connecticut Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Peter Cornwell, shot by Adam Swica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Robert J. Kral. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eric L. Beason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Virginia Madsen and Kyle Gallner and Martin Donovan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some things cannot be explained.".
9IMDB entry: tt0492044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "haunting", "hallucination", "crematorium", "based on true story".

The technical file

Cinematography: Adam Swica
Original score: Robert J. Kral
Editing: Eric L. Beason
Production design: Alicia Keywan
Costume design: Meg McMillan
Makeup / hair: Billy Bryan
Stunt coordinator: Rick Skene
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $77,578,320
Return: 776% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 18% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 33/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 66,393 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Part of

Haunting in Connecticut Collection

The Haunting in Connecticut is a 2009 American psychological horror film produced by Gold Circle Films and directed by Peter Cornwell. Gold Circle Films produced the follow-up The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia with Tom Elkins as director and David Coggeshall as the screenwriter.

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John Chard2015-10-21
★ 6/10
The Connecticut Horror. Supposedly grounded in truth, The Haunting in Connecticut is a decent little spooker, yet still a pic that has all the pitfalls of other notable films of its ilk. Plot for what it's worth has a family move into a new home, only to find that it has ghosts and ghoulies residing within. But why? There's good strength in the family dynamic at work here, the eldest son has cancer and is undergoing treatment. Thus he becomes the conduit for the strange happenings, and this as his parents fight impending grief and personal worries. The scares toddle along effectively, atmosphere via camera work and sound effects is perfectly efficient, and the story has enough mystery about it to carry you through to the end. Unfortunately there's a lot of daft stuff as well, I mean who in their right mind would sleep in a basement room and not force open an adjoining door to see what is in there? It's these ridiculous leaps of faith required that if you are not willing? Then they kill the movie for you. The ending also takes some believing, such is the rampant stench of Hollywood of it all. Well performed in the main (Virginia Madsen solid as a rock/Elias Koteas shining in spite of being under used), this deserves to be rated above average. But ultimately it rings hollow at times and quickly runs out of scares in the last third. 6/10

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