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Amulet

  • 20202020
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  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Amulet (2020)
'Amulet' follows Tomaz (Secareanu), a former soldier who is left homeless after an accident and takes refuge in the decaying home of Magda (Juri), a lonely young woman in desperate need of help as she cares for her ailing mother. At first hesitant, Magda soon welcomes Tomaz into their lives. But as he gets closer to and begins to fall for Magda, Tomaz notices strange and unexplainable phenomena. Something seems very wrong with the mysterious old woman who never leaves the top floor, and Tomaz begins to suspect that Magda may in fact be a prisoner to her otherworldly bidding.
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An ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his s... Read allAn ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his suspicion that something sinister is going on.An ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his suspicion that something sinister is going on.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,329
188
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    • Director
      • Romola Garai
    • Writer
      • Romola Garai
    • Stars
      • Carla Juri
      • Alec Secareanu
      • Imelda Staunton
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    • Director
      • Romola Garai
    • Writer
      • Romola Garai
    • Stars
      • Carla Juri
      • Alec Secareanu
      • Imelda Staunton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 97User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
    • Awards
      • 9 nominations

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    Alec Secareanu and Carla Juri in Amulet (2020)
    Carla Juri at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)
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    Imelda Staunton in Amulet (2020)
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    Imelda Staunton and Carla Juri in Amulet (2020)
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    Carla Juri
    Carla Juri
    • Magda
    Alec Secareanu
    Alec Secareanu
    • Tomas
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Sister Claire
    Anah Ruddin
    • Mother
    Angeliki Papoulia
    Angeliki Papoulia
    • Miriam
    Elowen Harris
    • Dina
    Joey Akubeze
    Joey Akubeze
    • Labourer
    • (as Joseph Akubeze)
    Jacqueline Roberts
    • Doctor
    Yonah Odoom
    • Sudanese Woman
    Perry Jaques
    Perry Jaques
    • Man Shouting in a Car
    Charlotte Chiew
    • Woman in Labour
    • (as Charlote Chiew)
    William E. Lester
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    • (as William Lester)
    Tom Bennett
    • Battle-Worn Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Louis Jay Jordan
    Louis Jay Jordan
    • Squatter
    • (uncredited)
    Paul O'Kelly
    Paul O'Kelly
    • Paul Builder
    • (uncredited)
    Amanda Quach
    • Girl at the Pub
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Romola Garai
    • Writer
      • Romola Garai
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    • Trivia
      Feature length directorial debut of Romola Garai.
    • Quotes

      Sister Claire: No Master will let its slave outlive it.

    • Crazy credits
      End credits scroll downwards.
    • Soundtracks
      Fist, Teeth, Money
      Written by Channy Leaneagh (as Channy Moon Leaneagh) and Ryan Olson

      Performed by Poliça

      Published by 2 Packs of Camel Wides and This Is Poliça

      Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd

      Licensed courtesy of Memphis Industries Ltd

    User reviews97

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    Top review
    Nice try, but no
    Guys...stop. Having a bunch of well-shot footage of forests and obnoxious experimental music doesn't make something a high quality horror film on par with things like Hereditary and The Lighthouse. If that surface level stuff is all you think it takes to make a movie intelligent and masterfully crafted, sorry, but you're not as clever as you're trying to make yourselves sound.

    There are many things that directors like Aster and Eggers do that make their movies rise far above ones like this, but let me just pick one, and arguably the most important one, THE PERFORMANCES OF THE CHARACTERS. You have to be absolutely kidding me if you're going to sit there trying to tell me that the actors in Amulet were anywhere close to well-directed, maximum effort performances from people like Willem Dafoe and Toni Collette. They aren't just on different floors, they're not even in the same building.

    I've seen much, much worse than Amulet, and I wouldn't even go as far as to call it a bad film, but I can't think of a single moment where Tomas or Magda made me think "wow, what a great performance". Hell, I can't even think of one that made me care about either of them. They're dreary characters in a dreary setting acting out dreary motions to fill up time until the entire effects budget is blown in the last 10 minutes, and yes, the director is obviously TRYING to convey something poignant with this unconventional story, but they just aren't selling it.

    "Weird + good cinematography" does not automatically equal a great film.

    "Having an artistic vision + good intentions" does not automatically equal a great film.

    It's a great effort, but it's not a great film. Wait five years to see if anyone's still talking about it, or even remembers that it existed, if you're still unsure about that.
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    • Jul 29, 2020

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    • Release date
      • July 24, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 附身符
    • Production companies
      • Head Gear Films
      • Kreo Films FZ
      • Metrol Technology
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $53,019
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2:1

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