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Amityville Movies in Order

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Ten official films - the 1979 original, seven sequels of loosening connection, and two remakes - surrounded by more than sixty unofficial movies that use the name because nobody can own it. Knowing which list you are on is most of the battle.

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  1. The Amityville Horror 1979

    The Lutz family at 112 Ocean Avenue. The film the entire brand rests on.

  2. Amityville II: The Possession 1982

    A prequel in all but name, loosely dramatizing the DeFeo murders before the Lutzes. The only other film with real continuity.

  3. Amityville 3-D 1983

    The house investigated, in third-dimension gimmickry. Continuity starts dissolving here.

  4. Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes 1989

    The evil leaves the house in a lamp. The object era begins.

  5. The Amityville Curse 1990

    Direct-to-video, a different cursed house, minimal connection.

  6. Amityville: It's About Time 1992

    The evil clock. The most entertaining of the object sequels.

  7. Amityville: A New Generation 1993

    The evil mirror.

  8. Amityville Dollhouse 1997

    The evil dollhouse. Closes the official direct-to-video run.

  9. RemakeThe Amityville Horror 2005

    Ryan Reynolds retelling of the 1979 film. Standalone.

  10. MetaAmityville: The Awakening 2017

    A meta sequel where the earlier films exist as movies. The last official entry.

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Why this order?

Amityville's real order question is not what order to watch - it is which films count at all.

The official line starts with The Amityville Horror (1979), the Lutz family story that built the brand. Amityville II: The Possession (1982) is a prequel in everything but name, loosely dramatizing the DeFeo murders that preceded the Lutzes; those two are the only films that share real continuity. From Amityville 3-D (1983) onward, the official sequels connect by objects rather than people: a lamp, a clock, a mirror and a dollhouse each carry the evil somewhere new through the direct-to-video years (1989-1997). Each is effectively standalone.

The remake era gives you The Amityville Horror (2005), a slick Ryan Reynolds retelling of the original, and Amityville: The Awakening (2017), a meta sequel in which all the earlier movies exist as movies - the franchise's own Season of the Witch move, minus the affection.

And then there is everything else: because the town name cannot be trademarked, more than sixty unofficial films have appeared since 2011 - Amityville Shark, Amityville in Space, Amityville Karen and dozens more, most made for pennies. None connect to anything. If a title is not on this page's list, it is one of those.

The honest recommendation: watch 1979 and 1982 as the real story, in either order (II first makes it chronological, 1979 first is how audiences met it). Sample the object-sequels as camp if that appeals. The 2005 remake stands alone as comfort-food horror.

Timeline 1979-2017

Every entry by release year: rows that share a year are a cluster, and the long droughts are called out on the rail.

  1. 1979 The Amityville Horror
  2. 1982 II: The Possession
  3. 1983 3-D
  4. 6-year gap
  5. 1989 4: The Evil Escapes
  6. 1990 The Amityville Curse
  7. 1992 It's About Time
  8. 1993 A New Generation
  9. 4-year gap
  10. 1997 Dollhouse
  11. 8-year gap
  12. 2005 The Amityville Horror
  13. 12-year gap
  14. 2017 The Awakening

Where to play it today

  • The 1979 original and 2005 remake rotate through major streamers
  • The object-era sequels drift across budget and genre services
  • Availability rotates; check JustWatch for your region - and check the year to avoid the unofficial films

Availability changes often and varies by region - links search each platform for Amityville.

Frequently asked questions

How many Amityville movies are there?

Ten official films: the 1979 original, seven sequels through Amityville Dollhouse (1997), the 2005 remake, and Amityville: The Awakening (2017). Beyond those, more than sixty unofficial films use the Amityville name because the town name cannot be trademarked - none of them connect to anything.

What order should I watch the Amityville movies in?

The real story is two films: The Amityville Horror (1979) and Amityville II: The Possession (1982), which is a prequel dramatizing the murders before the Lutz family arrived. Watch 1979 first for the classic experience or II first for chronology. Everything after is effectively standalone, so release order or cherry-picking both work.

Is Amityville II a sequel or a prequel?

A prequel in everything but its number: it loosely dramatizes the DeFeo family murders that happened in the house before the events of the first film. It is also, by most accounts, the strongest film in the series.

Do the Amityville sequels connect to each other?

Barely. From Amityville 3-D onward the official sequels connect through cursed objects leaving the house - a lamp, a clock, a mirror, a dollhouse - rather than through characters or story. Each object film stands alone.

How do I tell the official Amityville movies from the unofficial ones?

The official line is the ten films on this page, 1979 through 2017. Since 2011 an avalanche of unofficial micro-budget films has used the name - Amityville Shark, Amityville in Space and some sixty others. If a title sounds like a joke, it usually is one; if it is not on this list, it is unofficial.

Is The Amityville Horror based on a true story?

It is based on the Lutz family's claims about 112 Ocean Avenue, published as a 'true story' in Jay Anson's 1977 book, following the very real DeFeo murders there in 1974. How much of the haunting account was invented has been argued for fifty years - the murders are fact, the rest is contested.

Where does Amityville: The Awakening fit?

As a meta sequel: in it, the earlier Amityville films exist as films, and a family moves into the real house anyway. It closed the official series in 2017 after years of delays. Optional, like everything after 1982.

How long does it take to watch the Amityville movies?

The ten official films run about 16 hours. The pair that matters - 1979 and 1982 - is under 4.

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