Insidious

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Insidious

PG-13

2011

1h 43m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

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Critics Consensus

Aside from a shaky final act, Insidious is a very scary and very fun haunted house thrill ride.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

06/16/2011

3.5/5

Director James Wan here proves himself very adept at building dramatic tension and making you anxious about the things going on in your peripheral vision.

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

05/12/2011

2/5

If the film was attempting to be more than just a horror movie, it doesn't work on that level either.

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Philip French

Guardian

05/01/2011

A supernatural horror flick by and for horror buffs.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Dec 15

6/10

I think one of the reasons Insidious has never quite reached the popularity (or noteriety) of the other Wan-Whannel creations is the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink scattershot approach it takes to genre.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

There's a handful of big, effective scares, but the tonal imbalance between the front half and back half don't really align in a satisfying way.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

07/31/2023

2.5/4

Wan knows how to use his familiar bag of tricks to make us squirm and jump at the right moments, and today that’s rare among this brand of haunted house fright movie.

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Ricky B

@RT54467289 2d

Boring ass movie, Dry acting, weird plot.

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Kaine K

@RT12367495 6d

Really good movie, felt a little rushed, end was ok, at least there is a sequel.

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Mara alejandra T

@RT74051937 Jun 10

es una película con muy buenos sustos y tensión, pero va muy lenta y prácticamente igual que Annabelle y el conjuro, si no fuera por el concepto del otro mundo, ignoraron a la mitad de los personajes y en las demás películas iba de mal en peor

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Samantha L.

@Samantha.Henry.Diva Jun 10

For a first foray into a franchise movie it does well at giving background stories that contribute to a multi film plot and themes. I think 2 & 3 were better but again this was a good foundation for the next 5 movies in this part of the Conjuring universe

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R T

@Pinagong777 May 28

damn sound is creepy af. anw, it was good, i guess u can call it scary because it is but for me its creepy af. sum acting was eh but it was great

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Esra Y

@RT95409318 May 13

James wan is very good at using Hitchcock's methods for creating atmosphere and captivating the audience. It's smart for a horror to movie to tell story within a story for it to turn into a franchise.

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Synopsis

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

Director: James Wan
Producer: Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Distributor: FilmDistrict
Production Co: Alliance, Sony Pictures Television, IM Global
Rating: PG-13 (Frightening Images|Brief Strong Language|Terror|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.0M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital