Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

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Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

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Released Jan 3, 2014

1h 24m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Teenagers Jesse and Hector look forward to a carefree summer, but the murder of a neighbor leads to a terrifying encounter with the supernatural. After breaking into the neighbor's apartment, Jesse and Hector find a collection of ritualistic art and other bizarre items. Soon after Jesse takes a journal of occult writings, he finds a strange mark on his arm. His subsequent erratic behavior leads Jesse's friends and family to the realization that he is possessed.

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Critics Consensus

A change of setting breathes some new life into the franchise, but Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones fails to provide enough consistent thrills to justify a fifth film in the series.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

This film is not scary, it's simply an exercise in waiting for a loud, ear piercing musical cue that forces us to be startled.

Rated: D

Apr 23, 2015

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

There's no getting past the nonsense formality of taking that camera everywhere.

Jan 17, 2014

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Yeah, this movie's a dog, but you can't blame the producers for strip-mining the same old fool-proof formula to death... and beyond.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 9, 2014

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Manages to breathe some new life into the redundant franchise while also threading connections to the series' past, though also deviates quite a bit from what made the series so beloved in the first place.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Does a good job of building tension in the last twenty minutes while delivering an ending that brings the series full circle and will tickle fans who have seen all the movies.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Stephen Schaefer

Boston Herald

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones loses the essential mojo that made "Paranormal" a box office phenom.

Nov 29, 2017

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Affleberry F

Another strong installment in the franchise. Sometimes I wish the more was a little more deeply explained, but I might be expecting too much from a found footage movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Jude H.

This is the best Paranormal activity movie, idk why the reviews are so bad. This movie gives us a fresh new perspective on the witches and the demon. New characters and they are a lot of fun. The movie gives us references to the other films and an amazing finale of terror. I would 100% check this one out if you like horror

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Matilda S

Omg what an experience I have never watched such an amazing piece of cinema. My favourite part was when Jesse transformed into a horse and when that girl got dragged into the basement. It was so realistic and was recommended to me by a very good friend. Trust me bloggers, you have to watch this film before you die because your life will NEVER be the same again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Korra N

The theatrical cut of The Marked Ones is mediocre, but the extended cut is actually very good & arguably the best PA sequel to date.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Audience Member

as far we are in the franchise this is no question the best when it comes to the family the ending was interesting i like the main character the most out of the franchise felt bad about these characters it created interesting questions but i know won’t be answered 90%

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Oriana H

Jesse is the finest man ive ever seen when he saw oscar defy gravity i cried 👽

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/24

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Synopsis

Teenagers Jesse and Hector look forward to a carefree summer, but the murder of a neighbor leads to a terrifying encounter with the supernatural. After breaking into the neighbor's apartment, Jesse and Hector find a collection of ritualistic art and other bizarre items. Soon after Jesse takes a journal of occult writings, he finds a strange mark on his arm. His subsequent erratic behavior leads Jesse's friends and family to the realization that he is possessed.

Director: Christopher Landon
Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
Screenwriter: Christopher Landon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse, Room 101 Inc., Solana Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Graphic Nudity|Some Drug Use|Some Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 3, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.5M
Runtime: 1h 24m

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