Insidious

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Insidious

PG-13

Released Apr 1, 2011

1h 41m

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)

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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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

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.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 11, 2025

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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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stefan C

I can't sleep for days what an great scary masterpiece!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Ry N

Darth Maul tries to possess a young boy that astral projected himself into a realm called The Further. The plot was original, they depicted The Further to be creepy as hell and gave a nice twist with the dad.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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Jace T

So when I was younger I absolutely hated this movie, but I was too proud to enjoy it. I didn't find it scary, and I thought it was honestly just really goofy, especially after the INSIDIOUS title comes up on the screen towards the beginning of the film. However, looking back, it is a pretty unique film, especially in visuals, and I want to give it a another try someday.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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Craig B

Insidious is a serviceable horror movie with some good performances. There are certainly better horror movies out there, but this one is certainly watchable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/25

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Ryan R.

Very good spooky……..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Leaburn O

Felt interminably long. Could barely be bothered to watch. Not huge on horror films anyway but this one is on the dull end of the spectrum even though it seems to have continuous scare scenes. It was excruciatingly boring. Watched on DVD.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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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 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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