Where to watch The Amityville Horror (1979) tonight
The Amityville Horror (1979) runs 1 h 58 min, is rated R in the US and averages 6.3 from 1,091 TMDB members. George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
- Runtime
- 1 h 58 min — ends 9:58 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Horror
- Released
- July 27, 1979
- TMDB rating
- 6.3 / 10 from 1,091 votes
- Director
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Starring
- James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), AMC Plus Apple TV channel (subscription), AMC+ (subscription), MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel (subscription), AMC (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Amityville Horror?
- The Amityville Horror is 1 h 58 min long (118 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:58 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Amityville Horror rated?
- The Amityville Horror is rated R in the US.
- Is The Amityville Horror a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Horror hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream The Amityville Horror?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), AMC Plus Apple TV channel (subscription), AMC+ (subscription), MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel (subscription), AMC (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
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- The Amityville Horror (2005)
- The Conjuring (2013)
- And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
- The Vigil (2020)
- The Others (2001)
- Insidious (2011)
- The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
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