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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Anthony H

@Hardy 3d

I remember this movie being a lot more terrifying when I was younger. Insidious just feels really drawn out and slow until we get anything really interesting, and by the time we get to it, it’s over. I will say though the sound design in this film is very good and has very interesting elements to it, but other than that, this film is just fine; it’s nothing too crazy and nothing too special.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Jul 5

It's definitely a scary horror film. I had to watch the next one in the series right after. I'm hooked on the series.

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Fantazynerd 1

@RT48179632 Jul 4

The best one in the franchise

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KarthiK P.

@madkarthi Jun 30

I have to say. I got many jumpscares out of this one! My bad was that I watched it completely alone in a dark room but surprisingly.it scared me a lot more than I ever expected it to. The tension and the atmosphere really got to me and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole terrifying experience..

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Jeff

Jun 17

Loved this movie, possibly my favorite horror film. I loved how they made it feel moderately ambiguous in the beginning but connected everything towards the end. The story line was very interesting, characters felt real.

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Ricky B

@RT54467289 Jun 14

Boring ass movie, Dry acting, weird plot.

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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