SummaryDr. Joyce Reardon assembles a team of paranormal talents and a gifted autistic girl to investigate an allegedly haunted mansion, known as Rose Red, built in Seattle in 1907 by oil magnate John P. Rimbauer. Can the team survive the horror that they uncover within the walls of this secretive structure? And how far will Reardon go to get the answers... Read More
❮ Rose Red
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Jan 27, 2002
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Mixed or Average
47
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
47
19% Positive
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43% Mixed
9 Reviews
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38% Negative
8 Reviews
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May 12, 2021
80
But he has created a creepy tale that anyone who enjoys being scared — without being totally grossed out — will enjoy.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
55% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
27% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
18% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Apr 16, 2013
9
Pretty much the best haunted house movie/series ever. Excellent story, well written characters and fantastic atmosphere. My only real gripe would have to be that the acting is a bit hammy at times, particularly in the first half of the movie. Julian Sands really feels out of place in this movie, not sure why. Overall: Even with hammy acting, it's still a good movie that is worthy of the Stephen King name. Great cameo from him, by the way.
May 12, 2021
50
A six-hour haunted house tale that tugs out every tired trick in the Boo! book, trying to scare you silly. Don't say we didn't warn you, if you're silly enough to watch all that. [27 Jan 2002]
May 12, 2021
50
"Rose Red delivers a better story than his last opus (1999's "Storm of the Century") with better developed characters, but at the end I still felt like I'd wasted a lot of time. What's the point in setting up an intriguing, intricate backstory without offering some answers?
May 12, 2021
30
The truly scary thing about Stephen King's Rose Red is its running time. Spectral chains aren't the only things dragging in this rambling haunted-house miniseries from the horrormeister, whose best-written best sellers move at a frighteningly crisp pace. There are times when "Rose Red" seems to hardly move at all. With its sluggish six hours stretched over three nights, the ABC miniseries is a case of way too little story occupying way too much prime-time space. [26 Jan 2002, p.E1]
May 12, 2021
25
And six hours later, it's over -- though like most King TV projects, Rose Red doesn't so much end as run out of time. Run the other way. [25 Jan 2002]
May 12, 2021
20
Legend has it that 23 people disappeared at Rose Red. On the strength of King's name, millions more are bound to get lost there. So a warning: It's a long, punishing program that will leave you stupefied in Seattle. [27 Jan 2002, p.4]
Sep 13, 2017
5
Not bad, but being honest I wasn't really impressed and taking into account the time invested makes it clear for me that only King fans and completists like me will have a higher esteem for it.
May 10, 2015
1
Beyond horrible. I have seen a lot of bad movies and series in my day but this one takes the cake. Drawn out story, shallow characters, senseless plot and absolutely no payoff. Four hours that you will never get back. If you want to watch a King mini-series watch "The Langoliers" instead. That also has its flaws but is a masterpiece in comparison. Save yourself. Do not watch this under any circumstances.
