A Haunted House

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  • Opened January 11, 2013 
  • 1 hr 26 min
  • R | Crude and sexual content, language and some drug use
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • In an outrageous send up of the Paranormal Activity movies, The Devil Inside and other “found footage” movies, A HAUNTED HOUSE features young couple Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) who have just moved in to their dream house. As they settle in, they quickly find they’re not alone. But it’s not the house that’s haunted, it’s Malcolm’s girlfriend who is possessed by a demon. Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to modern day ghostbusters to rid her of this unwelcome intruder, determined not to let the evil spirit ruin his relationship... or, more importantly, his sex life. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Cedric the Entertainer, David Koechner, Nick Swardson, Affion Crockett
  • Director: Michael Tiddes
  • Genres: Comedy

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Best Comedy in Decades!!

by vaboi89

A Haunted House was no doubt the funnest movie I have ever seen in a theater! You will be in tears laughing the entire movie! It is definitely a MUST SEE if you like to laugh!...

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thee fourth baked

by krazy_for_movies

The first Hour of the movie was truly funny and I loved it but the last twenty or so minutes it took a turn to boring. When his girlfriend hit his dog with her car and it died and his reaction was...

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The only hilariity was the price I paid for seeing this trash

by TLAWR66

This movie was one of the worst movies I had ever seen. I had high hopes of getting a few good laughs, but it was raunchy, crude and at times just gross. The sex stuff went way overboard. If you...

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Entertainment Weekly
| Clark Collis

If the result features around 1,783 too many fart gags, to be fair, it also boasts a couple of genuine minor scares. Although there's no doubt that the film's most horrible sight is a way-too-long shot of Swardson's naked rump. Read full review

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The Playlist
| Gabe Toro

The film similarly boxes itself in when it feels the need to mimic the third-act occurrences of "Paranormal Activity" when it's obvious that improv had the film going in an entirely less predictable direction, clearly pointing out the fallacy of A Haunted House: you can't parody something and also try to emulate it as well. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Frank Scheck

Too often settles for raunchiness instead of wit. Read full review

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Village Voice
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Are the movie's half-dozen genuine laughs there just to tease the audience? What can we do to keep "A Haunted House 2" from happening? Read full review

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Nick Swardson and Marlon Wayans in "A Haunted House."