Annabelle Comes Home

Ed and Lorraine Warren secure the possessed Annabelle doll in their home's locked artifact room, placing her behind sacred glass and requesting a priest's blessing to keep her contained. That plan unravels during one night when the doll awakens the other cursed objects stored there, and the malevolent forces turn their attention to the Warrens' ten-year-old daughter Judy and the friends watching over her. With the adults away, the kids must survive escalating supernatural attacks while trying to understand what they're up against. The film keeps its focus on tense, nocturnal encounters and the stakes of protecting family without revealing any major twists.

Released in 2019 and directed by Gary Dauberman in his feature debut, the movie was produced within James Wan's Conjuring Universe and draws on the Annabelle character created for that franchise. Gary Dauberman also wrote the screenplay, with a young ensemble led by Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife and Michael Cimino.

Critics and audiences gave mixed to generally favorable responses, reflected in a user vote average of 6.408 out of 10 from 3,765 votes. Reviewers singled out Mckenna Grace's performance, the mood-heavy production design and the film's ability to sustain tension in a single location. Some criticism targeted a familiar plot and reliance on jump scares, while many viewers appreciated the focus on family bonds and the way the film expanded the franchise's lore around haunted objects.

As an entry in the Conjuring series, Annabelle Comes Home helped elevate the doll as a recurring horror antagonist and reinforced the aesthetics of artifact-room scares. The museum-like setting and a handful of tightly staged set-pieces made the film a frequent topic in online horror communities, and it reinforced the popularity of haunted-object stories in modern horror.

The film performed well at the box office for its scale, drawing audiences eager for franchise entries and proving profitable on a modest budget. Its commercial return and steady home release interest helped keep the Conjuring Universe active, supporting later spinoffs and maintaining fan engagement.