Top billed cast

1. 

   Stephen Fry

   Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)

2. 

   Hugh Laurie

   Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)

3. 

   Freddie Highmore

   Henry Duke of Cheshire (voice)

4. 

   Emily Carey

   Virginia Otis (voice)

5. 

   Imelda Staunton

   Mrs Umney (voice)

6. 

   Meera Syal

   Lucretia Otis (voice)

7. 

   David Harewood

   Hiram Otis (voice)

8. 

   Miranda Hart

   Algernean Van Finchley (voice)

9. 

   Toby Jones

   The Reverend Chasuble (voice)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-10-20

Well there's never going to be a better version of this than Charles Laughton's 1944 iteration, but this is still actually quite a watchable adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story. It centres around an American family who relocate to creaky and spooky old "Canterville Chase" - a stately pile that is reputedly haunted by a menacing spectre. The "Otis" family have three children and after the odd eerie visitation, they become distinctly unafraid of their haunting buddy - indeed they are soon trying to find some way of helping "Sir Simon" to lift the curse that has trapped him in limbo for some ...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Monster House67%
2. The Boxtrolls67%
3. The Twits58%
4. The Nightmare Before Christmas78%
5. The Addams Family65%
6. Clifford the Big Red Dog71%
7. The Grinch68%
8. Monster Family 266%
9. Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!75%
10. The Loud House Movie72%
11. In Your Dreams69%
12. Dog Man74%
13. No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie71%
14. Monster Family59%
15. The Willoughbys70%
16. Revolting Rhymes68%
17. Minions & More Volume 170%
18. Diary of a Wimpy Kid62%
19. Girl vs. Monster63%
20. Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness72%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,000,000.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• halloween
• haunted house
• family
• ghost
• halloween costume
• eccentric family
• haunted
• animation