Annabelle Comes Home
Movie, 2019, Annabelle, Set in 1972
Annabelle Comes Home is #6 of 9 in release order and #6 of 9 in chronological order in the The Conjuring.
The story
Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens the evil spirits in the room, who all set their sights on a new target—the Warrens' ten-year-old daughter, Judy, and her friends.
Annabelle Comes Home recap
The Warrens take the Annabelle doll from two nurses and lock it in a blessed glass case in their artifact room. A year later, they leave their young daughter Judy with her babysitter, Mary Ellen, overnight. Judy's classmates avoid her because of her parents' work, so Mary Ellen holds an early birthday party. Mary Ellen's friend Daniela comes over uninvited, hoping to contact her dead father, whose death in a car crash she blames on herself. She sneaks into the artifact room, touches everything and opens Annabelle's case. The doll wakes the other spirits in the room: the Ferryman, who takes the coins from dead eyes, a cursed bride's dress, a demonic hound and a haunted board game. Mary Ellen's admirer Bob is chased by the hound, and the three girls are stalked through the house.
Annabelle Comes Home ending explained
Judy works out that the doll must be locked back in its case to stop the other spirits. With help from a ghostly priest and Bob, the girls retrieve the doll, and a freed Daniela helps them force the case shut and lock it. The haunting stops at once. In the morning, the Warrens return, Judy's classmates come to her party, and Lorraine gives Daniela a message from her father.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Annabelle Comes Home
Annabelle Comes Home is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Nun, before The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.
- Chronological order: after The Conjuring, before The Conjuring 2.
What to watch before Annabelle Comes Home
In release order, the essentials before Annabelle Comes Home (2019) are The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016). Annabelle Comes Home itself is optional in the The Conjuring order.
Cast
- Mckenna Grace as Judy Warren
- Madison Iseman as Mary Ellen
- Katie Sarife as Daniela Rios
- Michael Cimino as Bob Palmeri
- Samara Lee as Annabelle "Bee" Mullins
- Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
- Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
- Luca Luhan as Anthony Rios
- Alison White as Mrs. Faley
- Paul Dean as Mr. Palmeri
- Stephen Blackehart as Thomas
- Sade Katarina as Camilla
Directed by Gary Dauberman.