Insidious

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Katy W

morri de medo, amei🤌🏼

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Lorraine Lambert

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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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