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Poltergeist

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All seems well for Eric Bowen (Sam Rockwell), wife Amy (Rosemarie DeWitt) and their three children as they move into their new house in the suburbs of Illinois. Soon, youngest daughter Maddy (Kennedi Clements) begins talking to an imaginary friend, or so the family thinks. It's not long before sinister spirits wreak havoc in the home, holding Maddy captive and forcing the parents to consult a team of parapsychologists who engage the supernatural entities in a battle for the girl's freedom.
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Paying competent homage without adding anything of real value to the original Poltergeist, this remake proves just as ephemeral (but half as haunting) as its titular spirit.

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Jesse Hassenger AV Club Though Rockwell and DeWitt give the material their own likable spin, most of the story mechanics will be familiar to anyone who has seen the original Poltergeist. Rated: C+ Sep 14, 2018 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 'Poltergeist' assembles a very gifted group of people to go through another movie's paces, a cover band you wish would just play their own songs. May 28, 2016 Full Review Drew Hunt Chicago Reader Director Gil Kenan ruins the pacing with too many half-baked, awkwardly staged horror set pieces, but the cast acquit themselves well enough. May 28, 2015 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Why did we need a “Poltergeist” remake? Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The main problem here is the filmmakers haven't done anything significantly new with the material, so there are few surprises worth noting—unless you count how this remake isn't terrible, just pointless. Rated: 2/4 Jun 21, 2022 Full Review Kip Mooney Central Track Just completely unnecessary. Rated: C Aug 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bruno L. Poltergeist 2015 fails to be frightening or even passable. As a viewer who has never seen the original, this remake makes me want to give it a look! Aside from ONE scare and some cool CG visuals, what brings down this movie are the unlikable characters, weird dialogue, and a story that doesn’t take you anywhere thrilling. Skip this one. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/25 Full Review Infernalo F good start but after the cgi came it was ruined Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/25 Full Review Alejandra C cgi is bad but the movie is not as bad if you can appreciate a good idea for the story. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review Riley V I thought it was decent Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review ? ? CGI? BAD. Scary? NO. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Kosh N Surprisingly no bad ! no bad at all ! I watched the original ( 1982 ) Poltergeist in the theater, multiple times, when I knew of this re-make, never thought it would provide any "kick". I was wrong. Too bad those CG. ruined the final act. Love it ! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Gil Kenan

Director

Sam Rockwell

Eric Bowen

Rosemarie DeWitt

Amy Bowen

Kyle Catlett

Griffin Bowen

Jane Adams

Dr. Claire Powell

Jared Harris

Carrigan Burke

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Synopsis All seems well for Eric Bowen (Sam Rockwell), wife Amy (Rosemarie DeWitt) and their three children as they move into their new house in the suburbs of Illinois. Soon, youngest daughter Maddy (Kennedi Clements) begins talking to an imaginary friend, or so the family thinks. It's not long before sinister spirits wreak havoc in the home, holding Maddy captive and forcing the parents to consult a team of parapsychologists who engage the supernatural entities in a battle for the girl's freedom.
Director
Gil Kenan
Producer
Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Roy Lee
Screenwriter
David Lindsay-Abaire
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ghost House Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Intense/Frightening Sequences|Brief Suggestive Material|Some Language)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 22, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$47.3M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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