The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Douglas and starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, 6️⃣ and Philip Baker Hall. It also featured the debut of actress Chloe Grace Moretz. Written by Scott Kosar, it is 6️⃣ based on the novel The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson, which was previously adapted into the 1979 film of the 6️⃣ same name, while also serving as the ninth film in the Amityville Horror film series, which documents the experiences of 6️⃣ the Lutz family after they move into a house at 112 Ocean Avenue, Long Island. In 1974, real-life mass murderer 6️⃣ Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six members of his family at the same house in Amityville, New York.
The film was released 6️⃣ in the United States on April 15, 2005, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Dimension Films. It received negative reviews, with many 6️⃣ calling it derivative to the original film but saying it didn't deliver anything new. It grossedR$108 million on aR$19 million 6️⃣ budget.
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At 3:15 AM on November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family at their house 6️⃣ at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York. He claimed that he was persuaded to kill them by voices he 6️⃣ heard in the house.
One year later, a married couple George and Kathy Lutz move into the house along with Kathy's 6️⃣ three children from a previous marriage, Billy, Michael, and Chelsea. The family soon begins experiencing paranormal events in the house. 6️⃣ Chelsea claims that she has befriended a girl named Jodie, a name belonging to one of the murdered DeFeo children.