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Play trailer 1:43 Poster for Insidious PG-13 Released Apr 1, 2011 1h 41m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Philip French Guardian A supernatural horror flick by and for horror buffs. May 1, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul S This movie was really thrilling and compelling, and it did such a good job producing a terrifying scenario. I definitely recommend it for horror and thriller fans! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Hector V La vi con mis amigos y la verdad es que nos gusto mucho. La historia es la típica de una película de terror pero los sustos son muy buenos y al menos los personajes son más inteligentes que los típicos personajes de una película de terror. Definitivamente tenéis que verla. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Wendy S Not bad, but not good…I’m a horror fan and I’m running out of things to watch!! I chose this movie because of how scary people said it was. Not!! I thought it would at least compare to The Conjuring (another one I watched recently because of a recommendation) but nope!! Insidious is not scary at all, and not entertaining. It relies on jump scares, and those weren’t even good!! Don’t waste your time. Try The Conjuring if this is your thing. You’re welcome! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/01/25 Full Review Mike P Way under-rated haunted house/possession story..which is an update of Poltergeist; and I think it's brilliant!...It follows the saga of the Lamberts; (Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson); a yuppie couple that moves into a new house in Los Angeles; but then quickly their son Dalton slips into a coma ...And pretty soon they realize that somehow his spirit has wandered off to Hell, and is stuck there; and now the father has to go save him. And Insidious is bitingly terrifying, where Poltergeist pulls it's punches and is overly cautious and safe in its presentation.... And actually Insidious winds up giving us some of the scariest scenes ever filmed. It's a horror masterpiece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/27/25 Full Review K K "Malignant evil" v "Family" OK, this is a fantastic scary movie, but really, it is a dark drama with scary moments that scare us due to being engrossed in the story. There is a fuller set of actors and each brings a unique character. It is fun with chance to get connected to one or more character(s) or at least wonder who is getting it, how and when. Horror enjoyment can be the kills. AHS, the TV show, reflects the beauty of a full cast of characters that contribute to the important concept of horror movies not sure where, when and how some die or stay alive. This approach enhances the overall suspense while story being told. The family felt genuine, so I felt like I was a part of real life. Yeah sure this movie had horror fantasy aspect of the evils going on. Yet each scene they took was authentic with the characters, story, script and the other good stuff in movies: sound, camera, director, sets, costumes. This was a real family going through challenges with Malignant, (I probably should leave that movie alone) evil things. I do not want to spoil things as some may not have seen this movie even though it has been out for a good 15 or so years! Yet I find this setting, family, struggling with something is a storyline USED WAY Too MUCH in recent movies by one of the people involved in productions, especially in 2024 released movies via attempting to keep remaking movies like Insidious. That is what is so compelling about Insidious. It creates THE FURTHER. It is Insidious and cannot be copied. The stage version of Insidious and trying to incorporate The Further, shows as much. Another comparison is to say, in sports with tennis, Nadal, or Evert with very distinctive great games, tons of people came along trying to manufacture their style of play, and they couldn't, as they are unique, and the people trying to manufacture clones of Nadal and Evert lost site of a key principal to what makes things great, being unique, create own thing! There are many movies on the market about this subject, but so many I find stupid and with little semblance of reality. Sure, some are pure escapism, but more often than not silly and have no substance. This movie is anything but lacking substance and the opposite of silly due largely to the acting, script and direction. The acting is fantastic whether the actors are alone or in scenes together! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/05/25 Full Review Matthew H James wan does not disappoint delivers on intense horror elements definitely recommend. Patrick Wilson delivers power house performance Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
Director
James Wan
Producer
Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli
Screenwriter
Leigh Whannell
Distributor
FilmDistrict
Production Co
Alliance, Sony Pictures Television, 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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