Paranormal Activity 4

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Released Oct 18, 2012

1h 27m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

23%

113 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

100,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

It has been five years since Katie (Katie Featherston) murdered her sister and disappeared with her infant nephew, Hunter, in tow. Now, a new family is about to fall prey to nighttime terrors. A mysterious accident next door leads to teenage Alex (Kathryn Newton) and her family becoming the temporary guardians of Robbie (Brady Allen), a very creepy neighbor boy. Cameras installed throughout Alex's home capture the sinister events that unfold after Robbie's arrival.

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Critics Consensus

While it does manage to wring a few more screams out of the franchise's surprisingly durable premise, Paranormal Activity 4 provides fans of the series with dismayingly diminishing returns.

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R-T T

I won't even comment on that.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Alec B

The movie never really justifies itself and it seems like continuing to lean heavily on the existing mythology of the previous movies is a boring choice.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Cayden P

How do they keep getting worse? 1.5/5

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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Mu S

É um filme que não assisti até o final, pois não tem a essência dos primeiros, os personagens são burros e irritantes e parece mais uma comédia do que um terror, com o que eles estavam na cabeça para escrever esse enredo, seria legal se ele explicasse melhor a história dos personagens originais, ele até chega a dar um medo no começo, mas depois vira comédia pura.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/02/23

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Daniel W

The film did get a bit intense at the end, but up to the last 15-20 minutes, it was very slow and at times I almost fell asleep. I would give it 4/10 - It was not Ok but maybe you could fast forward to the goodish bits.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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Erik Z

Paranormal Activity 4 falls flat with a weak plot and lacklustre scares, making it a forgettable and disappointing addition to the series.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/23/23

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Henry Joost

Director

Ariel Schulman

Director

Kathryn Newton

Alex

Matt Shively

Ben

Aiden Lovekamp

Wyatt

Brady Allen

Robbie

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Chris Blohm

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A rickety old ride and no mistake, this instalment is for franchise fans only.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 24, 2012

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Bilge Ebiri

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We're still seeing things through handheld devices and built-in laptop cameras, even though nobody seems interested in looking at the footage the cameras were supposedly recording.

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Wesley Morris

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Even for a something about supernatural shenanigans, this ending is embarrassing.

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Synopsis

It has been five years since Katie (Katie Featherston) murdered her sister and disappeared with her infant nephew, Hunter, in tow. Now, a new family is about to fall prey to nighttime terrors. A mysterious accident next door leads to teenage Alex (Kathryn Newton) and her family becoming the temporary guardians of Robbie (Brady Allen), a very creepy neighbor boy. Cameras installed throughout Alex's home capture the sinister events that unfold after Robbie's arrival.

Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Steven Schneider, Christopher Landon
Screenwriter: Christopher Landon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse, Room 101 Inc., Solana Films
Rating: R (Some Violence/Terror|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.9M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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