'Annabelle Comes Home' Has Officially Been Rated R

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She finds friendship in Mary Ellen, her babysitter, and Mary Ellen’s friend Daniela. The three are the primary characters in the film and must deal with the repercussions of Daniela opening Annabelle’s case and unleashing the evil spirits. Annabelle Comes Home will continue in the tradition of previous movies in The Conjuring universe of being R-rated. The Motion Picture Association of America has officially handed down their rating for the third entry in the successful spin-off series and yes, it's been given an R rating.

It’s the third spinoff film headlined by the now infamous doll, only this time, it’ll include paranormal investigators/demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, who’ll surely do their best to attempt to contain Annabelle. But little do they know, it’s going to take more than just their best to get a handle on the situation. “Annabelle Comes Home” maintains the Conjuring Universe’s style and aesthetic with the 1970s look in costume and production design (the Warrens’ home is oh-so-groovy) and extraordinarily long camera takes.

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Gary Dauberman, who has penned several entries in The Conjuring universe, as well as IT, makes his directorial debut with the movie. James Wan, who directed the two main entries in the franchise, serves as a producer. What's especially appealing about this movie is that Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will make their return as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren for the first time since The Conjuring 2. Though, it's expected that their roles will be relatively small. However, the two are set to return once more in next year's The Conjuring 3, which is being directed by Michael Chaves, who made his directorial debut with The Curse of La Llorona.

Things start to go sideways on the evening that the Warrens’ 10-year-old daughter Judy plans to celebrate her birthday early with teen babysitter Mary Ellen while her parents are out of town on a case. I thought Annabelle Comes Home was so much fun to watch with all the different hauntings. Definitely the original Annabelle was the scariest out of the three in my opinion.

James Wan, Gary Dauberman Tackling Stephen King's Vampire Tale 'Salem's Lot'

A ghost appears with bright red blood on its dress and a bloody knife in its hand and its long bloody hair covers part of its face as it rushes toward the camera with heavy footsteps and vanishes. A young girl stands by an outside window, tapping on it, and vanishes. Four ghostly figures like zombies stand at the entrance of a graveyard. We see old photos of corpses with coins over their eyes, and an ink drawing of the Grim Reaper. The movie does an excellent job of tying the entire Conjuring universe together cohesively and effectively.

Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, released that contain additional content, which we did not review. A preteen boy tells a young girl he cannot attend her party because his parents have not yet prepared him to talk about sex; stunned, she mumbles that it’s only a birthday party, but the boy walks away. A pizza delivery person tells a teen boy to woo a teen girl with rock n’ roll; so the boy serenades the girl with his guitar at night under her window. Annabelle Comes Home is tense and scary, and horror fans will probably have fun, but its fear factor comes from sticking to an old formula and stubbornly refusing to challenge any major tropes of the genre. If this is the best Annabelle can conjure up, maybe she should have stayed home in the first place.

Annabelle Comes Home Parents' Guide

Fluid camerawork and tightly controlled editing, which transform the Warrens’ home into a genuinely haunted house, emphasize Dauberman’s dark vision, abetted by franchise vet Joseph Bishara’s shiveringly shrill score. In the movie, Judy is a brave, relatable protagonist who confronts the evil surrounding her home with strength and determination. We learn more about her struggles as the Warren’s daughter, dealing with bullying and a lack of understanding from her peers.

There's a lot of creaky floors, squeaky doors, slow nervous walks down dark hallways and flashlights with flickering bulbs. With Annabelle Comes Home, however, franchise screenwriter and now director Gary Dauberman departs from real-life events to extend the Conjuring mythology in an almost entirely fictionalized direction, with noticeably less impact. Still, with the rare coincidence of two demonic doll features debuting less than a week apart, there’s little doubt that Annabelle Comes Home will not only dominate Child’s Play, but likely many of the weekend’s other new offerings as well. Centered on the writings and experiences of renowned paranormal investigator Ed Warren and his clairvoyant wife Lorraine , the films’ grounding in allegedly real hauntings has been fundamental to their enormous appeal for horror fans. Though Annabelle herself is a significant part of the film, she’s not the only entity wreaking havoc in the Warrens’ home.

There is little direct violence against the characters, and all of the blood and gore is either in photographs or in hallucinations. The language is another concern, but by my recollection, the only character who swears is also the dumbest character in the movie and is responsible for just about every major problem so…I would read that as a cautionary tale. Ed and Lorraine Warren are getting burnt out by their attempts to contain the dangers of the occult and decide to take an overnight vacation. Confident that a cursed doll named Annabelle is secure in a box made of sanctified chapel glass in a locked room in their basement, the Warrens leave their daughter Judy home with a babysitter, Mary Ellen . But when someone lets Annabelle out, suddenly every other evil artefact the Warrens ever collected springs to demonic life and begins to inflict terror after terror on Judy and Mary Ellen.

The introduction of new ghosts and evil spirits in this movie adds another layer to the Conjuring Universe. Though only a co-writer and producer, there is a heavy nod to James Wan’s signature style in Annabelle Comes Home. From the use of jump scares (which are well-timed and not overdone) to outstanding cinematography, the movie is filled with classic horror tropes and perfectly executed pacing. The film mainly trades inThe Conjuring series' tried-and-tested jump scares, with long sequences of expected build-up leading to a jolt from the sudden appearance of the doll or a spirit. If that's not your thing,Annabelle Comes Home may not be for you. Annabelle Comes Home may feel extra creepy based on the doll’s backstory and the domestic setting.

This film taps into the paranoia that drives so many ‘80s horror classics, as humans are essentially hunted within their own home. The Warrens function as mature professionals, of course, but the children lack the proper experience or knowledge to fully understand what’s chasing them. Therein lies the “threat and horror” aspect for Annabelle Comes Home. We break down everything you need to know about the R-rated movie's jump scares, gore and swearing (spoiler-free).

It ties the original storyline in with the new spirits and characters and seamlessly ties in with other movies in the franchise. This high point of the films makes them all the more enjoyable and adds a new level to the well-known storyline. The ending of the film, the culmination of seven horror movies, is a surprisingly sweet conclusion to this sprawling franchise. Parents need to know that Annabelle Comes Home is the third Annabelle movie and the seventh film in The Conjuring horror franchise. While the movie isn't especially original, it's well-made and has plenty of intense scares.

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A boy holding a guitar sees a thick white fog become the snarling head of a werewolf; he runs and hides in a chicken coop and we hear snarling, gobbling and roaring outside. Older teens interested in hauntings and the paranormal will enjoy Jonathan Stroud’s “Lockwood and Co.” series, which follows a team of grizzled teenage ghostbusters around an alternate version of London. One thing Annabelle Comes Home did have going for it was atmosphere. But, sadly, atmosphere isn't memorable and Annabelle 3 gives you nothing else to hold onto. It’s about a demon who gets released into a home full of evil relics and kick starts them all to life.

Why Annabelle Comes Home is an Actually Scary High Point of The Conjuring Sequels

Writer and director Gary Dauberman develops tension from the beginning and taps into the primal fear of being a child and having your home taken over by evil. Overall, The Conjuring universe movies may not be for everyone, but the films have grossed over $2 billion worldwide and continue to draw large audiences. Let’s look at why Annabelle Comes Home is a scary high point of all the Conjuring sequels. It is, of course, the breakout star of The Conjuring series, New Line’s wildly impressive and successful horror franchise that’s set to take a dark turn later this year with the aptly titled Annabelle Comes Home.

Annabelle Comes Home centers on the Warrens, who are determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc. So, they opt to bring the possessed doll to their artifacts room at their home, and keep her locked up tight, placing her behind sacred glass and even going so far as to enlist a priest's holy blessing. Unfortunately, when they leave on a trip, a night of horror awaits as Annabelle is disturbed and the evil spirits in the room awaken, with their sights set on the Warrens' young daughter Judy and her unlucky babysitters.