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The Amityville Haunting

Name: The Amityville Haunting
Director: Geoff Meed
Released: 2011
Duration: 86 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

2011

Not Rated

Director

Geoff Meed

Runtime

86 minutes

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The Amityville Haunting follows conventional horror clichés, focusing on a nuclear family facing supernatural threats. It does not explore diverse social identities. The film adheres to standard low-budget found-footage techniques, avoiding disruption of traditional social hierarchies or domestic norms. It maintains a traditional narrative structure without challenging established norms. Overall, the film upholds a conventional framework that avoids storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity or subverting identity politics.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Amityville Haunting have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include characters with non-binary genders or those questioning the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. It centers on a typical nuclear family setting.

How does The Amityville Haunting portray gender?

Fair

The story emphasizes traditional gender roles within the Benson family. Women do not take on leadership roles or demonstrate superior ability to act.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Amityville Haunting?

Limited

The film is set during a specific American historical event and focuses on a single family. There is no indication of a diverse cast.

How does The Amityville Haunting represent religion and culture?

Limited

The movie uses a traditional Western horror framework centered on the sanctity of the home. It lacks critiques of Western cultural norms.

Does The Amityville Haunting include disability representation?

Minimal

The film explores psychological issues but does not provide nuanced representation of characters with disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film offers a focused narrative centered on a specific historical horror premise.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation of non-binary identities or diverse racial backgrounds.
The narrative reinforces traditional gender roles and domestic clichés without subversion.
There is no evidence of nuanced representation regarding neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

This movie is a 'found-footage' film about the Benson family who move in to the infamous house where the DeFeo family were murdered in the 1970s over 30 years earlier. Things start happening to anyone who visits this house, and whoever lives there. This is the footage retrieved from the camera.

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