Jessabelle

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Jessabelle

PG-13

2014

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A young woman (Sarah Snook) returns to her childhood home to recuperate from a car accident and encounters a long-tormented spirit that refuses to let her escape.

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Critics Consensus

Jessabelle hints at a bright future for star Sarah Snook, but clouds her performance with a cliched -- and tasteless -- storyline.

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Monica Castillo

Movie Mezzanine

Nov 26, 2014

C+

Perhaps the best character in Jessabelle are the bayous themselves.

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

Nov 10, 2014

2/5

The more complicated it gets, the less scary it becomes.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Nov 7, 2014

As the film racks up incidents and characters and explanations, the mystery dissipates. It's a strange spectacle: a horror film that spends as much time dismantling suspense as it does building it.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Dec 14, 2019

Flounders with uncertainty of direction as it touches on socio-economic depression, demons, vengeance, race and culture but never fleshes anything out. Everything feels like an after-thought as opposed to being cohesively constructed and interlaced.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Sep 6, 2019

2.5/5

Although a pleasantly peculiar finale at last breaks free of its quagmire of cliché, it can't quite make up for the inert build-up, as well as a handful of illogical details that annul any of the film's more successful moments.

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Molly Henery

The Blogging Banshee

Nov 2, 2018

8.5/10

If you're looking for a classic ghost story that also has a unique storyline, this is the movie for you. It had all the elements of a great ghost story, but it also added a little something extra with the voodoo.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 20, 2026

Jessabelle= a 1.5 star movie!

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 6, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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The W

@TheWagners Jul 5, 2026

It's about a girl in a wheelchair, oh and ghosts follow her. What a silly movie, it takes itself too seriously when it's not even scary. A twist at the end showed that she was possessed? The legs are still effed up what's the ghost gonna do? Why didn't the ghost choose someone, oh I don't know, mobile! Bad movie bad ending bad everything.

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Samantha L.

@Samantha.Henry.Diva Jun 9, 2026

It’s an interesting concept with a great climax twist but the storytelling of the film is a bit choppy and disconnected

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TheMovieSearch R

@TheMovieSearch Jan 6, 2026

Jessabelle is a serviceable horror-thriller that sits firmly in the middle ground. It isn’t outright bad, but it never rises above being just okay. The film checks the expected genre boxes and keeps you mildly engaged, yet it relies more on familiar beats than on telling a truly compelling story. The screenplay is its biggest weakness. It often pulls you in with intrigue, only to derail itself moments later by shifting focus or introducing ideas that don’t fully connect. While some films benefit from breaking structure, Jessabelle plays it too safe, resulting in a story that feels inconsistent rather than bold. You’re frequently left wondering what just happened or why the narrative suddenly veered in a different direction. There are effective moments and a few solid suspense beats, but the lack of cohesion prevents the film from fully investing the audience. Ultimately, Jessabelle is watchable once but forgettable, and not something that invites a rewatch.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 18, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Synopsis

A young woman (Sarah Snook) returns to her childhood home to recuperate from a car accident and encounters a long-tormented spirit that refuses to let her escape.

Director: Kevin Greutert
Producer: Jason Blum, Paul Young, Peter Principato
Screenwriter: Robert Ben Garant
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Principato-Young Entertainment, Blumhouse
Rating: PG-13 (Terror|Sequences of Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 13, 2015
Runtime: 1h 30m

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