The Haunting of Julia
Discovery Films | Release Date: September 11, 1981 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Filmed and released in England in 1976 as FULL CIRCLE, this movie flopped badly and went unreleased Stateside until 1981, when it was unveiled under a new title and still failed to find its audience. Read full review
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Washington PostJudith Martin
Filmed in velvety browns, with shafts of sunlight filtered through old windows, The Haunting of Julia is a definite cut above the current horror movie cliche, but yet not up to the classic psychological ghost-story level it aims at. Read full review
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Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The narrative, from a story by Peter Straub, juggles ambiguously - if not carelessly - with themes thrown up and better developed in The Turn of the Screw, Don't Look Now and Rosemary's Baby... But there is much to commend in Farrow's performance, complemented by Colin Towns' softly chilling score, which is more than can be said for Conti and Dullea. Read full review
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The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Based on a novel by Peter Straub, The Haunting of Julia manages to draw on every horror movie cliche imaginable and still make very little sense. Read full review
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