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Play trailer 1:43 Poster for Insidious PG-13 Released Apr 1, 2011 1h 41m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Parents (Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne) take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted and their comatose son is possessed by a malevolent entity.
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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) 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. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 16, 2011 Full Review David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) If the film was attempting to be more than just a horror movie, it doesn't work on that level either. Rated: 2/5 May 12, 2011 Full Review Philip French Guardian A supernatural horror flick by and for horror buffs. May 1, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 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. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 31, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy While it’s long been time to call a moratorium on both haunted-house thrillers and creepy-child sagas, Insidious milks a bit of innovativeness from both these sub-genres before self-destructing. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 27, 2023 Full Review Allison Rose FlickDirect There have been far scarier movies that have been made and, while some are better than Insidious, there are many more that are MUCH worse. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 14, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael B Like an unorganized pile of cliches. The horror here is the idea that someone paid for this movie to be made. I’ve seen scarier episodes of Sesame Street, better written ones too. “You’re going to see a lot of confusing things, things you don’t understand.” Most accurate dialogue ever. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Alvaro B For a modern horror movie, I understand that it's not easy to surprise the viewer. Still, it managed to handle and keep me focused enough. Something that other current movies like this usually fail to do. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Brad M Overall it’s not a bad horror movie but not terrific either. The good- 1. Some well done jump scares throughout the movie 2. Many unsettling scenes. 3. The overall tone, dark ambiance, and soundtrack was well done The Bad- 1. The basic storyline is a retread of what has been done numerous times in different ways. 2. Even though it runs a short 1 hour and 43 mins it seems to drag because of the terrible pacing. Frankly it becomes a different movie each act. 3. The acting has a lot to be desired. Especially, Patrick Wilson who is super stiff (i am usually big fan of his work)and the rest of the cast seems like they are doing an haunted house reenactment on TLC Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Fake N Not your average haunted house film. Definitely worth a watch even if you don't like these types of film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Audience Member This is hands down the scariest movie ever. Between multiple hauntings and knowing that no where is safe this movie really keeps you on the edge of your seat. And there are so many jump scares!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Katy W morri de medo, amei🤌🏼 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Parents (Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne) take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted and their comatose son is possessed by a malevolent entity.
Director
James Wan
Producer
Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli
Screenwriter
Leigh Whannell
Distributor
FilmDistrict
Production Co
Alliance, 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 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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