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Annabelle Comes Home is a haunted-house horror centred on a ten-year-old and her teenage sitters. A doll and other objects unleash repeated jump scares, snarling creatures, and a long night of pursuit. A couple of f-words and frequent s-words break through the panic; school bullying appears early. We put it at around M and up for viewers comfortable with a child being the target of sustained supernatural danger.
Uplifting themes
Friends stay with the child instead of running, and faith in the house is treated as a kind of courage. Looking after someone smaller is the decent thread. The scares still dwarf the lesson The sitters try to keep a younger kid safe after they make a bad choice. Parents in the story take the occult job seriously. They are frightened people doing their best, not superheroes
Story (may spoil tone)
Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target—the Warrens' ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.
Details
Violence A photo of a murdered girl is passed around as a ghost story inside the…
A photo of a murdered girl is passed around as a ghost story inside the house. Later the objects shove, chase, and slam people instead of a fistfight. The harm is supernatural pressure, with talk of killing sitting underneath
Language The s-word flies when the teens get scared, sometimes stacked in a row.…
The s-word flies when the teens get scared, sometimes stacked in a row. A couple of f-words punch through the same panic. It is teenage swearing under stress, not a constant stream
Frightening The doll, the locked room, and a night of snarling things are the whole…
The doll, the locked room, and a night of snarling things are the whole point. Jump scares keep coming, a creature roars, and a child screams. Sensitive viewers will feel hunted in an ordinary house
Child peril / abuse A ten-year-old is pursued by spirits through her home for much of the n…
A ten-year-old is pursued by spirits through her home for much of the night. Older girls try to protect her, but the child's fear and danger are sustained
Bullying / discrimination Schoolmates pick on the girl because of her family, and an adult checks…
Schoolmates pick on the girl because of her family, and an adult checks whether the bullying is still happening. It hurts, then the haunted house takes the spotlight. The early meanness still lands for kids who know that playground
Gore / death / weapons A killing is shown as a photograph and a story, not a slasher pile of w…
A killing is shown as a photograph and a story, not a slasher pile of wounds. The artifacts look nasty and some scares get physical. Blood is not the main tool. Atmosphere does the heavy lifting
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- The teens open a room they were told to leave shut. When is curiosity just nosy, and when is it dangerous?
- A child lives with her parents' scary job under the same roof. How would you want adults to explain that kind of work?
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