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A Haunted House

R

Released Jan 11, 2013

1 hr. 26 min.

Comedy

Horror

List

10%

52 Reviews

Tomatometer

51%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Young couple Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) have just moved into their dream home. As they settle in, they learn that they're not alone -- not because the house is haunted, but because Kisha is possessed by a demon. Desperate to salvage his relationship -- and more importantly -- his sex life -- Malcolm hires a coterie of paranormal specialists, which includes a priest and ghost busters, to banish the unwelcome intruder from Kisha's body.

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Critics Consensus

A Haunted House seeks to offend every sensibility, but it's greatest sin: not being funny!

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braylen

I'm going to be real whoever says this movie is not funny is just trying to be different. That one star rating on RT is definitely BS. This movie has iconic lines and of course, Marlon Wayans is a staple when it comes to comedy.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Dustin P

It was never hilarious by any stretch, but it also wasn't so bad that it was hard to watch. It was all very middle of the road from the beginning to the end. I would describe it as "just ok".

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Brian C

Funny skit of paranormal activity movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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ryan m

Super funny this movie was beyond amazing such a fun movie to watch. The jokes are hilarious.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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Andrej P

Really good and very funny movie 10/10 in my opinion the main critics dont understand comedy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/23

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Katya V

Has its moments, but mostly kinda dumb and boring.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/23

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Mike Tiddes

Director

Marlon Wayans

Malcolm

Essence Atkins

Kisha

Cedric the Entertainer

Father Williams

David Koechner

Dan the Security Man

Nick Swardson

Chip the Psychic

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Donald Clarke

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Heck, worse films starring Robert De Niro have been released this year.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 21, 2013

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Joe Cunningham

Empire Magazine

Dreadful.

Rated: 1/5

May 27, 2013

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A.A. Dowd

Time Out Chicago

You know a fright-flick craze is in danger of running its course when Marlon Wayans comes along to broadly, belatedly spoof it.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 25, 2013

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Mark H. Harris

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The writing from Wayans and his collaborators is lazy, derivative and never fails to go for the easiest - and usually most base - punchline.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 7, 2020

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Russell Hainline

Movie Mezzanine

Neither worthy of my laughter nor capable of inducing sleep. No, this is one of those rare films where its badness turns the cogs of your brain.

Rated: F

Feb 6, 2014

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Richard Haridy

Quickflix

A Haunted House is technically inept, monotonous, and stiflingly cheap-looking. How this cost $2.5 million dollars to produce is beyond me.

Rated: .5/5

Nov 25, 2013

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Synopsis

Young couple Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) have just moved into their dream home. As they settle in, they learn that they're not alone -- not because the house is haunted, but because Kisha is possessed by a demon. Desperate to salvage his relationship -- and more importantly -- his sex life -- Malcolm hires a coterie of paranormal specialists, which includes a priest and ghost busters, to banish the unwelcome intruder from Kisha's body.

Director: Mike Tiddes
Executive Producer: Stuart Ford, Lisa Blum, Deepak Nayar, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Steven Squillante
Screenwriter: Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Baby Way
Rating: R (Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 11, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.0M

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