Insidious

PG-13

Released Apr 1, 2011

1h 41m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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James E

A slow burning but effective horror. It doesn't sell itself hard at all but it gets its point across and is very intense. Simple enough plot to not have to strain the mind, but told well enough to evoke a sense of eagerness from the audience. Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson are both incredibly convincing and the camera angles and shots are one of the best parts of the film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Dev N

For a PG-13 rating this movie sure has some great scares and shock moments. The sci-fi/otherworld dimension was kinda weird but I didn't mind. I'll give like a 7-8/10. Overall I recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Nick S

After watching the movie, 'Insidious' I was convinced they took the themes of astral projection, demons and dreams from the novel 'The Demon Revels', which came out some years earlier and told a much more believable and chilling story. I was further convinced they were 'inspired' more by 'The Demon Revels' when I learnt a character in the last follow up to 'Insidious', 'The Red Door', was in a coma as is a character in 'The Demon Revels'.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Alex C

This movie relies way too much on jumpscares. This is the kind of horror movie you put on when you have a bunch of horror normies who are looking for a quick and easy "horror" movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Robbie O

An over reliance on jump scares and unsatisfying conclusion dampen what is otherwise a great horror movie that shows how to use sound and camera angles to install dread into the viewer.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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John F

Worth the ride but the set-up for the inevitable sequel at the end limits its ability to linger after viewing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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James Wan

Director

Patrick Wilson

Josh Lambert

Rose Byrne

Renai Lambert

Barbara Hershey

Lorraine Lambert

Lin Shaye

Elise Rainier

Ty Simpkins

Dalton Lambert

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Insidious: Official Clip - Elise Dies

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Insidious: Official Clip - Tiptoe Through the Tulips

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Insidious: Official Clip - The Whistling Ghost's Family

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Insidious: Official Clip - The Red-Faced Demon

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Insidious: Official Clip - The Seance Begins

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Insidious: Official Clip - Your Son Is Haunted

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Insidious: Official Clip - The Red Door Fight

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Insidious: Official Clip - Escaping The Astral Plane

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Insidious: Official Clip - Demons Possess Dalton

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Insidious: Official Clip - Drawing the Demon

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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

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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

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Philip French

Guardian

A supernatural horror flick by and for horror buffs.

May 1, 2011

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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

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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

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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

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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: Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
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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