Insidious

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62%

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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. Read More Read Less

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Aside from a shaky final act, Insidious is a very scary and very fun haunted house thrill ride.

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Roger Moore

Tribune News Service

The best horror movies get the audience talking back to the screen. "Insidious" manages that, and how...

Rated: 3/4

Jan 9, 2013

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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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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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Katy W morri de medo, amei🤌🏼 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Mat W This movie scared me so much. I got chills and almost screamed a few times. Really enjoyed it!! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/16/24 Full Review Paulo W Ein sehr Guter Horrorfilm der seinen Genre gerecht wird. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Organic I I loved this movie. The base concept of astral projection and how it builds up through the next couple movies is incredible. Two amazing “villains” and some great, great scenes (ex: Dalton’s father standing up frustrated, to realize he has left his own body behind). Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Chael B Stay far away from this movie... not because it's scary, but because it's one of the worst movies ever made. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Tore Sergei M One of the "new" great ones! Part 1 and part 1 just outstanding!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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James Wan Director Patrick Wilson Josh Lambert Rose Byrne Renai Lambert Barbara Hershey Lorraine Lambert Lin Shaye Elise Rainier Ty Simpkins Dalton Lambert

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