"Based as a prequel to the Stephen King mini-serie's 'Rose Red', 'The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer' is based Rose Red, a haunted house with a disturbing past. The Seattle mansion was constructed at the turn of the 20th century by oil magnate, John Rimbauer, who built the house for his... read more
Lisa Brenner,
Steven Brand,
Kate Burton,
Tsidii Leloka,
Brad Greenquist
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Based on the novel by Ridley Pearson, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer is a prequel to the goose-pimply 2002 TV miniseries Stephen King's Rose Red. In its efforts to "explain" the supernatural events in th... read more
DVD Release Date: October 14, 2003
Stats: 198 reviews
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May 12, 2010
Not entirely what I was expecting. You have to look @ the title and think......well I guess I got what I paid for. Doesn't really explain WHY Rose Red was haunted which was obviously haunted before but moreso what the original family of Rose Red went through. Left me wanting for ... read more
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August 23, 2009
at first i thought this would not be a good movie, but it turned out to be a very good movie and worth watching.
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June 27, 2009
This is a dark movie but I enjoyed it anyway. It started out somewhat slow then got intriguing. I was glad when Mr. Rimbauer "fell" out of the rose window.
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May 16, 2009
it used a lot of film from "rose red" movie which is based on ellen rimbauer and the house "rose red"...
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April 10, 2009
This was ok, but the original Rose Red mini series created a better atmosphere. When it got down to it, the idea of the history of the house vs the presentation of the history of the house complete overshadowed this.
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September 5, 2007
I'm such a Stephen King freak so I had to rent it...this is the prequel to Rose red and I really really really liked it...you wanna be chilled but not grossed out, rent it...
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July 6, 2007
If you are a Stephen King fan. This is the correct way to have told the Rose Red story to begin with. Skip the mini series and watch this film.
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March 31, 2007
This movie is almost the companion piece to the movie Rose Red, as it shows the history of the house. It did become boring at times and the ending was something left to be disired. The acting was pretty good though as the characters seemed to have been inot their roles. The mo... read more
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January 30, 2007
first off i hope this is not a real diary, because it would be a real invasion of someones personal thoughts and feelings unless they left a letter wishing you to do so. but am sure it is fiction so we are ok lol..... ok good goes with rose red and because i like rose red like th... read more
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