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Metascore®28 out of 100 | Generally unfavorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 50
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    Tame and inoffensive, The Haunting of Molly Hartley is no more than a big-screen lasso for the "Gossip Girl" and "Supernatural" demographic. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Rob Nelson

    This softcore thriller runs strictly by the numbers. Read full review

  • 42
    Entertainment Weekly | Adam Markovitz

    The story's a snooze, so the filmmakers punch it up with smash cuts and thunderclaps that turn the most laughably banal items -- birds, mail, an alarm clock -- into cheap jack-in-the-box shocks. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times | Sam Adams

    A dead-on-arrival thriller that resolutely fails to come to life. Read full review

  • 33
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith Phipps

    It's a horror film better suited for skittish cats than humans. Read full review

  • 30
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    Playing somewhat like a juvenile version of "Rosemary's Baby," this inept, incoherent attempt to cash in on young girls who can't buy a ticket to the R-rated "Saw V" (or are too lazy to sneak in) will be out of theaters long before the Halloween pumpkins start to rot. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 2.8 out of 5