The Amityville Curse

You don't need another "must-watch drama" list — The Amityville Curse in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video earns the spot regardless. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. A 4/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Kim Coates — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Start it on Amazon Prime Video whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason The Amityville Curse keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in The Amityville Curse treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. After purchasing a property in Amityville, New York, Debbie and her husband invite three of their closest friends to help renovate. Immediately uneasy in her new surroundings, she begins experiencing shockingly vivid nightmares. The performances from Kim Coates and Dawna Wightman give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It was released in 1990. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with The Amityville Curse. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Kim Coates's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

The Amityville Curse was released in 1990, directed by Tom Berry. The full 91-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.