The Haunted Mansion

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Workaholic real estate agent Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) is accused by his wife, Sara (Marsha Thomason), of neglecting his son (Marc John Jefferies) and daughter (Aree Davis), so he takes the family on a vacation. Along the way, the family stops off at a sinister mansion that Jim has been asked to sell, only to discover it's haunted by Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker) ; his stern butler, Ramsley (Terence Stamp) ; and two other servants who need some help breaking a curse.

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Neither scary nor funny, The Haunted Mansion is as lifeless as the ghosts in the movie.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Go on the Disney ride instead. It's over sooner.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2006

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BBC.com

Rated: 2/5

Feb 3, 2004

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The cleverness is at a minimum; few things stand out as memorable or inventive or shocking.

Rated: 5/10

Aug 9, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's an Abbott and Costello film without those likeable comedians, who had a great career in such dumb comedies.

Rated: C

Jul 29, 2023

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Writer David Berenbaum, who created the wonderfully subversive Elf, here produces a leaden script too scary for many youngsters and too moralising and saccharine for those over 10.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 21, 2023

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Nereyda Jaimes it was funny a great family movie to watch with the kids Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review Benjamin S It’s first act was mostly dialogue and didn’t really make an effort to establish strong enough emotional motivation, display enough ghostly mischief, or meaningful character interactions. The second act feels like filler. The most it attempts to be entertaining in the first two thirds is a few cgi moments and relying on Tiffany Haddish doing Tiffany Haddish schtick. It becomes actually entertaining after the first hour. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/17/23 Full Review FAN It was fun to be swept away into this movie and never think about anything else! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review denise b This was a great family movie! I really enjoyed it. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/23 Full Review teleia h This movie was a wonderful adaptation of the Disney ride. I watch it every Halloween. It's funny, just enough haunt and intrigue for kids. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Christine B This film starts a bit slow. It picks up once the Evers family enters the mansion. It's a great family film. It's funny, not super scary and great characters. I highly recommend it for a family movie night. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Rob Minkoff Director Eddie Murphy Jim Evers Terence Stamp Ramsley Wallace Shawn Ezra Marsha Thomason Sara Jennifer Tilly Madame Leota

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The Haunted Mansion

Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, left) asks Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, right) for advice.

Jim (Eddie Murphy, left), aides Ezra (Wallace Shawn, center) and Emma (Dina Waters, right) give a "hand" to Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, center right).

When grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize, these four singing busts like to harmonize - with Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, left) and his son, Michael (Marc John Jefferies, right) for an audience.

The grand staircase is just the beginning of the mansion's hidden secrets.

Director Rob Minkoff (left), with Eddie Murphy (center left), Marsha Thomason (right rear), Aree Davis (right center), and Marc John Jefferies (right foreground).

Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker, left) hides a secret that involves Jim's wife, Sara Evers (Marsha Thomason, right).

Production Designer John Myhre (right) and supervising art director Tomas Voth (left) were charged with building the forty-foot-tall mansion and all its sets.

Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, center left) brings the family - wife Sara (Marsha Thomason, center), son Michael (Marc John Jefferies, center right), and daughter Megan (Aree Davis, right) to the mansion.

Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd (right) gets a hand from one particularly ghastly creation.

Costume designer Mona May (right) was charged with dressing all the ghouls.

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Synopsis Workaholic real estate agent Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) is accused by his wife, Sara (Marsha Thomason), of neglecting his son (Marc John Jefferies) and daughter (Aree Davis), so he takes the family on a vacation. Along the way, the family stops off at a sinister mansion that Jim has been asked to sell, only to discover it's haunted by Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker) ; his stern butler, Ramsley (Terence Stamp) ; and two other servants who need some help breaking a curse.

Director: Rob Minkoff
Producer: Don Hahn, Andrew Gunn
Screenwriter: David Berenbaum, David Berenbaum
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Doom Buggy Productions, Gunn Films
Rating: PG (Language|Frightening Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.8M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)