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Insidious

2010
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 43m
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. (imdb)
Directed by:
James Wan James Wan
Written by:
Leigh Whannell Leigh Whannell
Starring:
Patrick Wilson Patrick Wilson Lin Shaye Lin Shaye Barbara Hershey Barbara Hershey Rose Byrne Rose Byrne Leigh Whannell Leigh Whannell Ruben Pla Angus Sampson Angus Sampson Andrew Astor Andrew Astor Ty Simpkins Ty Simpkins Corbett Tuck Joseph Bishara Heather Tocquigny
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Insidious
Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Insidious

2010
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 43m
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gogokaingogokain
Rated 21 Oct 2012
30
39th
So your wife says she saw someone in the house? Front door is open? Alarm going off? You maybe wanna call the cops? No? Just gonna shut the door and go back to sleep? Okay then. SCREW YOU, MOVIE
Rated 21 Oct 2012
paxtonPaxton
Rated 22 Aug 2019
75
80th
I'm the kind of idiot that likes Dead Silence so feel free to ignore, but James Wan understands and excels in my favorite aspect of horror: atmosphere. It was a novel approach to have the family move houses which seems like the most logical and least utilized reaction (unless you've seen Sinister). BUT THE HOUSE ISN'T HAUNTED, THE BOY IS! It should write itself after you've got that, which is exactly why the atmosphere is so important.
Rated 22 Aug 2019
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 05 Feb 2014
3
38th
There's a certain old-school charm to Insidious; it's scary, but it's also FUN, and not in the campy way that something like Evil Dead is. Instead, it's fun in the way that telling ghost stories as a kid is fun, where you're smart enough to know that ghosts don't exist but emotionally vulnerable enough to still feel the need to look over your shoulder. The Poltergeist influence is major.
Rated 05 Feb 2014
kasperlKasperL
Rated 04 May 2011
50
29th
Wilson is cool. Byrne is very attractive but she really shouldn't try to stretch her acting capabilities further (ahahaha... oh wait, you haven't seen the movie yet? Nevermind) than looking horrified which she does often and quite well. To Wan's credit he doesn't rely solely on jump scares. The building of tension is undermined, however, by the sillyness of the haunting spirits. Lin Shaye is great as the medium. Made me remember how awesome she was in 'Dead End'. Now that's a horror film.
Rated 04 May 2011
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 20 May 2011
55
25th
It's heartening to see that Wan has sort of improved since his horrible debut, Saw, but this still wasn't exactly great. We get some nice haunted-house-thrills early on, with some genuinely creepy moments, but things get kinda goofy later. The first glimpse of the demon's face was actually scary, but later on, as someone else mentioned, I realized it was a nekkid Darth Maul. Basically it should've been scarier or sillier and it could've worked either way. Ah, well, not awful.
Rated 20 May 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 15 Jul 2011
66
51st
Some well done scares when you catch little glimpses of the baddies, falls further and further from scary the more you see. Downfall of the genre. Really felt the big scary demon was scarier, when you only saw peeks. Still , well made and worth a watch.
Rated 15 Jul 2011
djrossdjross
Rated 07 May 2012
35
19th
Works hard to build suspense and defy the most obvious expectations, but falters in its attempt to create an otherworldly place with nightmare logic: too much wandering about in the fog with a lantern, and too many very similar iterations of the same few thrills, to the point that the mechanics become so transparent that even the most willing audiences are likely to disengage from the onscreen events. The filmmakers were clearly trying, and often skilful, but in the end lacked imaginative power.
Rated 07 May 2012
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 22 Sep 2019
47
12th
A safe, lukewarm affair that didn't go far enough in any stylistic direction. Not serious enough to be chilling, not camp enough to be entertaining. a familiar ghost tale that's more 'basic' than 'classic'. Wilson is decent and Lin Shaye is always a hoot but there are Goosebumps books with more inventive, gripping stories than this.
Rated 22 Sep 2019
jordandcfcJordanDcFc
Rated 18 Sep 2011
79
58th
The first half was scary as fuck, very atmospheric and jumpy then the main entity was revealed a little too much and it dragged on a little and it lost some of it's mystery. The paranormal experts trying to be funny fell way flat and at times it felt like it was going on forever. I did like the ending a lot but there was about 30 minutes towards the end where I felt it was getting a little too silly. Nice ideas though, with the astral projection and the Further.
Rated 18 Sep 2011
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 07 Sep 2019
27
7th
I know I'm a minority opinion on this but, since these super modern horrors don't truly have any foundation in a defined spirituality or religion, the metaphysics end up bupkis and there are zero stakes. This was about as scary and made as much sense as a ride on the Haunted Mansion set to a recording of a herd of rhinos running over the string section.
Rated 07 Sep 2019
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 15 Sep 2011
70
56th
Great first half slows down a bit in the second half. I thought the idea of the astral projection finale was creepy and great (in a Silent Hill kinda way), but like others have said, seeing too much of Mr. Spookedy Demonman became laughable. Bonus points for a nice horror ending!
Rated 15 Sep 2011
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 29 Apr 2011
53
42nd
In Roman Polanski's Tenant the most horrific effect was people the opposite window staring at you and doing nothing. Here, in the beginning they exploited the very same effect and got more or less a good mood of haunting house. The reason was nicely altered from the usual. The latter half of the story was more expected storytelling and the shocking end you could smell from miles away. The acting was mediocre and I did not like the pacing of the story.
Rated 29 Apr 2011
obdurateObdurate
Rated 24 Apr 2011
78
59th
The first half was very well done. It was creepy, oozed atmosphere, etc. The second half I still liked but not quite as much. I enjoyed that they took it in a different route (sort of) by going into The Further, and I liked that there was a story about astral projection because every other movie explains hauntings differently (and generically). Feeling a bit different than a lot of horrors, just like Saw 1 did, this movie rarely falls to stupid cheap scares, and uses its elements wisely.
Rated 24 Apr 2011
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 22 Jun 2011
6
55th
"Insidious" is way better than the sum of its parts. It somehow manages to unashamedly mix ghost story, jump scares and silly B-movie camp comic relief without losing momentum. The jump scares actually made me jump, the frantic editing in the second half actually made me, well, frantic. I had a blast. This would make an awesome double bill with Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell". A small resurgence for old-school B-movie horror? You betcha.
Rated 22 Jun 2011
woodoowoodoo
Rated 06 Aug 2014
85
63rd
Goofball homage to Poltergeist that throws everything and the kitchen sink at you. Surprisingly good natured, unlike a lot of snotty horror-comedy.
Rated 06 Aug 2014
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 10 Mar 2012
40
7th
This is why I pretty much stay away from horror films, especially new ones, because they can never seem to contain new ideas. Why must most new horrors become amalgams of better movies from decades past? When Hershey said she knew who to call, I was praying for a resurrection of the medium from Poltergeist to exorcise the demons. After that the film got a little bit better with the faux-science stuff, but still nothing remarkable.
Rated 10 Mar 2012
jimmy_suedeJimmy Suede
Rated 12 Mar 2018
55
21st
The unnatural "natural shots" early on of family life with unsteady cam made this feel pretty rehashed, and the rest of the movie didn't dispel the feeling. I liked how they brought in a platitude-muttering priest for 5 seconds just to show we are NOT *snicker* a church-going family.
Rated 12 Mar 2018
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 12 Aug 2011
39
19th
What the hell was this nonsense? I saw scarier things in my toilet bowl this morning. Clumsy, predictable and thoroughly unnecessary. The editing and camerawork were subpar most of the time as well. If this frightened you I hope you're 10 years old, else there is no excuse.
Rated 12 Aug 2011
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 16 Mar 2012
83
42nd
One of the first movies that genuinely scared me (I was thirteen when it came out) so it has a bit of a soft spot for me. Some of its effect has worn off by now with all of these copycats, but this was a very original take on the “haunting” sub-genre. Like most Wan horror movies, it’s gets a bit less scary toward the end, but it’s still effectively done and well acted. I loved the astral projection world in the last act.
Rated 16 Mar 2012
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 16 Apr 2011
60
15th
This Poltergeist remake is slow to get going and slows down again when the family moves. Slowly revealed scares combined with the father's poor acting and the terrible demon design (yeah it doesn't look any better in the movie than the trailer) really hurt this movie that had a lot of potential. However, there are some genuine scares in the film and some interesting scenes that reminded me of The Cell. The crew they find to come in to help is great too. I'm going to go watch Poltergeist now.
Rated 16 Apr 2011
eadwinneadwinn
Rated 24 Jul 2011
30
6th
Sudden cut to a close-up of a ghostly figure followed by the orchestra's reaction of the conductor being taken out by a sniper -- American horror movies in a nutshell.
Rated 24 Jul 2011
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 23 Apr 2011
75
41st
The 1st half's pretty effective at doling out creepiness & scares, but once the ghost assessors show up things start feeling a little 2 familiar, a little 2 much like an updated Poltergeist. Perhaps it's b/c 2 much is revealed (& shown) about the ghosts in question that the scares lose their punch, but what starts out as a horror film becomes half Dr. Strange comic book fantasy. Certainly 1 can't expect 2 be 2 frightened when ghosts r reduced 2 literally wrestling their victims 2 the ground.
Rated 23 Apr 2011
sophiesophie
Rated 03 May 2011
70
56th
I loved the first half of the movie, made me jump just enough, and actually creeped me out a little. It reminded me a lot of Poltergeist with a little Paranormal Activity. However, the second half started off quite well but then declined to a mushy chase scene that wasn't as exciting as the director supposedly intended it to be. The end was something I enjoyed again, and I would recommend this one as a creepy but not at all gory film.
Rated 03 May 2011
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 16 Jan 2012
61
31st
I like that it tried to do something a bit different, but it kept getting ridiculous. In fact, the entire thing would be improved with some more subtlety. Much better than Saw, at least. And Tiny Tim will never, ever be scary, don't even try it, movie.
Rated 16 Jan 2012
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 22 Oct 2011
60
40th
Pretty good for a low budget horror flick. Maintains a tense atmosphere and has a few scares. It's instantly forgettable but at least it doesn't pretend to be something more than what it actually is.
Rated 22 Oct 2011
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 24 Jan 2015
60
40th
What pisses me off about Insidious is that it could have been so much more. The first half of the movie was a tonal masterpiece setting up some great stuff, which is unfortunately shut down in the second half. The first half was creepy and well-thought only to be followed by a jump-scare ridden third act, with a horrible ending. However, I really respect Patrick Wilson; I think he is a great actor. If the second half was more like the first half we would have had a winner.
Rated 24 Jan 2015
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 12 Jan 2018
67
59th
After entering with low expectations I found this modern"B-lumhouse" movie ghost story watchable enough. Although full of plenty of the expected generic jump scares and stupid characters, the movie manages to build some genuine tension at times while also playing with some fun tweaks on a "haunted house" story. Lin Shaye as the medium was wonderful, plus I enjoyed the corny ghost hunter sidekicks, but despite wanting to like some of the ideas, the PG-13 spooky startles weren't for me.
Rated 12 Jan 2018
evan_watersEvan Waters
Rated 18 Sep 2015
91
70th
A surprisingly imaginative and sometimes visually nifty spin on an all too familiar genre.
Rated 18 Sep 2015
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 08 May 2013
41
30th
The beginning was tense and creepy, even if the character reactions were far from realistic, building strongly up to the revealing shot of the demon's face, and the paranormal investigation. However, the second half (despite the astral projection concept) dragged it down from good to barely mediocre. The dumb, inconclusive ending was the final touch, but just seeing the demon up close ruined all the horror. Oh, you have a Darth Maul face and claw gloves and you make dolls in your free time? Huh.
Rated 08 May 2013
murravenerMurravener
Rated 27 Apr 2011
88
87th
This is the best, most original horror movie that's been released in quite some time. The third act will turn some fans off, but those that are able to open their minds will thoroughly enjoy it. This one will have you clinging to your seat the whole way though, I can promise that much.
Rated 27 Apr 2011
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 09 Aug 2011
71
38th
One more failed horror movie in recent memory that toys around with an idea for an hour and then finally pulls a decent last twenty minutes out of it's ass. Once he's actually into "The Further" it cranks up the creepy, churning out some scares. Unfortunately, the preceding hour is garbage at best. Also, I was shaking my head so badly it almost twisted off every time someone said "The Further".
Rated 09 Aug 2011
ferzathFerzath
Rated 23 Feb 2014
80
67th
It grabs you by the balls and pulls you in so deep that you can't bare being so disappointed at the second half of the movie. Very anticlimatic. They could have done so much more with the demon and the envirronment that your spirit traverses.
Rated 23 Feb 2014
jamesclarkJamesClark
Rated 11 Apr 2014
35
13th
I now know the reason that I was able to avoid this film for the first three years of it's existence. Fifteen minutes of good film stretched unbelievably thinly. It's hard to believe the final act is actually happening... as it's happening. The tone shifts so quickly it's confusing and annoying. In the end you don't really care though because the intrigue was lost a long time ago.
Rated 11 Apr 2014
mireMire
Rated 25 Jun 2011
62
37th
Seriously!? That was the ending?!? Seriously?!? I mean from Saw and Dead Silence we all know these two guys loves surprise endings but this was very dissapointing. It wasn't a surprise at all! Actually the whole movie was very predictable. Yeah some times it was cool, very tense but Wilson killed the whole movie. The script,well at least the pilot had the potential but the expectations from the previous films (saw, paranormal, dead silence) the bad acting, darth maul!! etc. killed it.
Rated 25 Jun 2011
calabriaCalabria
Rated 08 Mar 2015
79
51st
Suffers the same fate as all recent horror by selling out 60-90 minutes of creepy atmospheric buildup with a 20-30 minute goofy circus ending, which is no better than going all out 90 minute circus like the Worst(best?) 80s slashers. That said, it's a step above its peers, and I liked Poltergeist so I found this retelling of it to be surprisingly OK
Rated 08 Mar 2015
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 26 Jun 2015
44
23rd
Hilariously bad. My favourite part was when Patrick Wilson started punching ghosts AND THE DEVIL
Rated 26 Jun 2015
qthealmightyQtheAlmighty
Rated 09 Dec 2012
77
57th
Builds up really well and then falls flat as it forgets it is a horror movie and not a speculative paranormal science film.
Rated 09 Dec 2012
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 28 Jun 2015
55
11th
Bland. None of the characters seem to have any personality, and that includes the traveler creature that is purposefully obscured so we don't laugh. The kids fade out of the story and it does not matter much. The last few "action" pieces are formless and almost comical. Some early creepiness saves it from failure. Works better as hysteria to a stressful situation.
Rated 28 Jun 2015
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 16 Jan 2012
72
30th
This movie is pretty bad. A little spooky, but also pretty silly.
Rated 16 Jan 2012
philamentalphilamental
Rated 06 Oct 2020
72
63rd
Really enjoyed this first time around and still enjoy it overall in subsequent rewatches. Byrne, Wilson and Shaye along with top notch direction from Wan are the reasons why this creepy horror works well. Insidious does rely a lot on Jump Scares but Wan directs them well so that they never feel cheap like so many other horrors. However Samson and Whannell's comic relief is probably a little too much, and the stuff in the Further in the climax doesn't work as effectively as what came before it.
Rated 06 Oct 2020
martrynmartryn
Rated 22 Nov 2014
67
43rd
Not a huge fan of horror films, but this one was decent. The last half an hour was actually pretty interesting and I was surprised, but it's still just a generic horror film.
Rated 22 Nov 2014
saudadesaudade
Rated 24 Jan 2018
58
84th
I don't like having my picture taken either.
Rated 24 Jan 2018
jarobmuljarobmul
Rated 06 Jan 2022
68
43rd
not my fav look from Darth Maul
Rated 06 Jan 2022
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 01 Oct 2013
66
52nd
Very well-made adult horror that seems to have been reverse-engineered from where Wan and Whannell wanted to go with it: a climactic showdown on the astral plane. Conceptually, that's brilliant, and the execution is about as strong as you could hope for, thanks in part to Wilson and Byrne being terrific actors, and Wan having learned a thing or to about what works over the last decade. It loses steam in a few places, but is ultimately redeemed by a strong finish.
Rated 01 Oct 2013
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 10 Apr 2015
65
42nd
Wan and Whannell are experts at horror 2.0 They take all the workable scenes and effects from classic horror and recreate it with their films. It's certainly more derivative than copying a single premise or putting it in as an homage. This is a guilty pleasure. There's something unmistakably nostalgic and familiar about all of it. It's fun even if there's nothing original going on here. It still manages to drum up some surprises here and there. Wan's direction is well suited for low budget film.
Rated 10 Apr 2015
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 02 Oct 2011
2
21st
At first it comes off as a parody of every horror movie ever, and then it becomes a parody of itself. I mean... are they serious or what?
Rated 02 Oct 2011
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 08 Sep 2013
50
52nd
Pretty much Paranormal Activity but with movable cameras. However it does what it does effectively. Not a bad choice for a beer-filled B-movie evening.
Rated 08 Sep 2013
axleblazeaxleblaze
Rated 13 Mar 2012
80
46th
The first 2/3rds of this are scary as hell, then it kind of goes to crazy town in the last third, but it doesn't become ad just...different. It kind of changes from a haunted house movie to a Carpenter movie and I don't see how that can be seen as a bad thing.
Rated 13 Mar 2012
bob_thrillinbob thrillin
Rated 23 Sep 2012
35
16th
Yet another derivative contemporary horror film that eschews atmosphere and genuine terror in favor of loud noises. Just watch Poltergeist instead.
Rated 23 Sep 2012
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 31 Mar 2011
25
61st
"Less film than funhouse ride, but it's a frequently scary funhouse ride that presents itself as such." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 31 Mar 2011
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 25 Apr 2021
70
82nd
Elevated by Whannell's script & a stellar, star-studded cast who give their best, this is a shockingly watchable 2010's horror movie & one of the better possession movies of recent times. It's clever, well-paced, & packed with eerie atmosphere. Unfortunately, most of its spooks are of the jumpscare variety, which doesn't work for me at all, & while the final few minutes make for a legitimately great twist I'm just not a big fan of needlessly bitter endings. Still, definitely worth watching.
Rated 25 Apr 2021
kojilessKojiless
Rated 05 Jul 2011
74
79th
Solid thriller that incites a few jumps, a few laughs, and while sometimes treading the line between serious and silly, it manages to stay on the former, saving it from being filed away with all the other horror drivel pumped out of Hollywood these days.
Rated 05 Jul 2011
michaelsmichaels
Rated 25 Jun 2016
30
10th
A whole lot of cheap scare tricks and cheap sound effects.
Rated 25 Jun 2016
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 30 May 2011
40
27th
Wan staggers into supernatural horror just as clumsily as he did into torture-gore a few years back. Insidiously derivative, this is costlier than Paranormal Activity and has more modern effects than The Exorcist and Poltergeist, but it's cheesy like Saw and really just an extravagant mishmash of the oldest conventions. Brief glimpses of "non-malevolent" spirits are closer to being frightening than the Sith-lord-chic of the "insidious" one. Tiny Tim is sullied by his inclusion in the soundtrack.
Rated 30 May 2011
skiewulfyskiewulfy
Rated 09 Jan 2012
70
91st
Insidious is definitely one of the best horror films of 2010. It lures you into a comfortable place by emulating familiar horror formulas and eventually goes someplace new, memorable and terrifying. Its the first horror film in a long while where a repeat viewing makes it even better. Ignore the people balking at the film for daring to take risks in a genre plagued with cliches.
Rated 09 Jan 2012
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 09 Jul 2011
50
21st
The Crow and an 8 year old boy terrorize a young family. There's some fun lil parts in this but overall it's pretty retarded and not scary at all. I DONT FIND LIL DEMON KIDS SCARY EVEN WHEN YOU DRESSEM UP IN OLD CLOTHES. *SMASH LOUD NOISE * Oh same with doors going ajar." This is basically Poltergeist but instead of the kid being trapped in a tv set/purgatory thingy, fuck it, just have him sleep the entire movie om the next room." I wish that lil squeaky voiced Poltergeist lady was still around
Rated 09 Jul 2011
tjekhovTjekhov
Rated 06 Jul 2011
50
40th
Made me wet my pants - way better than poltergeist.
Rated 06 Jul 2011
roonay3kroonay3k
Rated 03 Jul 2011
85
96th
This is how horror movies are done!! I have a theory that if movie producers really wanted to give us heart attacks they would do so.. They are always holding back because if the movie it's too scary many people won't dare to watch it and then they loose money. They will loose some money on this;) Scary as hell. Probably the best horror flick I have seen in terms of excitement! I was at the edge of my seat nearly pissing my pants throughout the whole movie :) story not perfect but pretty good!
Rated 03 Jul 2011
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 03 Jan 2018
75
50th
James Wan's near perfectly honed direction brings the film to higher levels than it probably deserved. Considering the iffy script and somewhat disappointing ending. Lin Shaye also breathes life into the mostly dead on arrival story line with her charming delivery.
Rated 03 Jan 2018
katelynkatelyn
Rated 10 Apr 2012
75
34th
Somehow made what would normally be cheesy and lame rather creepy.
Rated 10 Apr 2012
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 03 Jan 2012
55
24th
By the numbers horror film - OH GOD LOOK OVER THERE IT'S oh nothing. It plays out exactly how you think it's going to. Some parts are tense, but during the second half - WHAT WAS THAT YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME I SAW SOMETHING! Sorry, during the 2nd half, it gets silly. Almost a paint-by-numbers Poltergeist.
Rated 03 Jan 2012
tsvetetsvete
Rated 30 May 2021
92
63rd
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Rated 30 May 2021
sproostsproost
Rated 10 Jan 2024
55
34th
Relative to the dialog, these are the loudest jump scares i've ever heard. It's just absurd and almost unwatchable. A bad dynamic range is the wrong way to scare people! Other than that some OK ideas in it, but bad colorgrading
Rated 10 Jan 2024
bbeatyBbeaty
Rated 04 Jan 2016
90
35th
Pretty good horror movie. Made me jump a few times.
Rated 04 Jan 2016
sellissellis
Rated 09 Sep 2012
85
75th
Seems very aware of the rhythms of contemporary horror filmmaking and very willing to destroy them. I was just inebriated enough to be satisfied and impressed.
Rated 09 Sep 2012
franticfrogFranticFrog
Rated 14 Oct 2012
70
43rd
*mild spoilers* Amazing first half (beats Paranormal Activity left handed) has to make room for a rather dubious second part. At the moment, the background story was revealed the uneasiness faded.
Rated 14 Oct 2012
damildamil
Rated 15 Jun 2013
70
67th
I was pleasantly surprised. I have to praise that it was actually scary. It had the jump scares that usually don't phase me, but they were used quite effectively here, with the atmosphere and music. The first two thirds or so was full of creepiness, but unfortunately, towards the end, it got a little silly. I did like the ideas brought up at the end though - it seemed like the writer actually put some effort in. Rose Byrne was good, but I feel like Patrick Wilson may have been a little miscast.
Rated 15 Jun 2013
getmoneygetmoney
Rated 24 Sep 2011
84
72nd
Scary.
Rated 24 Sep 2011
heydingoHeyDingo
Rated 17 Nov 2012
26
19th
Opening is fantastic, turns out being a decent horror film but still falls to some of the cliches of the genre. Unfortunately during the last bit of the film they shove everything in your face and everything looses its effect and horror and tension goes right out the window. Close, but another not so great horror film.
Rated 17 Nov 2012
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 27 Oct 2011
50
47th
Insidious isn't a bad film because it does deliver quite a few scares. However, it won't satisfy the desire for innovation, and because it's so easy to predict, many of the scares will be negated because you'll see them coming. It's still a fun film with strong characters, but don't expect something that's all that unique. Insidious is enjoyable but severely lacking in originality.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
dylanwilson6dylanwilson6
Rated 02 Jul 2013
70
51st
Goal #1: To Scare Me......Accomplished.
Rated 02 Jul 2013
dronedrone
Rated 03 Nov 2012
65
56th
I think everyone expecting a horror was anticipating the wrong thing. Genuine creepiness with Drag Me To Hell -esque silliness. How can you honestly not see that from the ending?
Rated 03 Nov 2012
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 17 May 2012
55
44th
Scared me quite a few times. Then it just started being silly. Better than most of the horror movies they make these days.
Rated 17 May 2012
akiriciakirici
Rated 25 Jun 2011
40
3rd
I'm seriously sick of paranormal activities. Come on! Don't we have different things to scare people?
Rated 25 Jun 2011
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 29 Jul 2018
85
75th
Extremely effective haunted house film delivers the goods in spades for the most part; follows the template set by THE EXORCIST by presenting the supernatural hauntings in the context of everyday mundanity, aided by likable and believable performances from Byrne and Wilson, and the late shot of energy provided by Shaye as resident ghostbuster. Loses some steam in the final act as the abstract scares become more literal, and hampered by an unnecessary final scene, but still a fun and spooky ride.
Rated 29 Jul 2018
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 08 Mar 2020
71
57th
70.8.
Rated 08 Mar 2020
elysian_airElysian Air
Rated 14 May 2012
63
22nd
You have to admire the creative lengths that Whannell and Wan are able to stretch the Hollywood system, but ultimately it's just a somewhat smarter version of most mainstream horror films. The astral projection is the most salient element, so I would like to see that explored in more horror films in much more detail. The supernatural still has untapped potential that the horror genre should take advantage of.
Rated 14 May 2012
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 24 Jan 2012
74
53rd
Nice psychological horror movie with a Japanese feel to it and a great atmosphere. I like how it avoids a lot of the usual horror movie cliches, but didn't care for the ending (SPOILER ALERT: I didn't feel like the movie gained anything from having the father end up possessed.)
Rated 24 Jan 2012
meltemcilikmeltemcilik
Rated 28 Oct 2014
65
46th
It was a quite scary movie with sound effects.
Rated 28 Oct 2014
spokowapSpokoWap
Rated 20 Sep 2011
80
83rd
Porzadnie zrealizowany, potrafi wystraszyc (muzyka! jump scene!) i do samego konca trzyma przed ekranem w zainteresowaniu. Jeden z ciekawszych horrorow tego lata.
Rated 20 Sep 2011
overratedoverrated
Rated 09 Jun 2021
23
14th
This has one great jump scare and another decent one and that's it. Also I'm a fucking idiot masochist and I'm going to watch all of James Wan's film at some point.
Rated 09 Jun 2021
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 21 Sep 2011
55
31st
lol. while it's nice to see something so innocently ridiculous from the makers of the quite appalling Saw-franchise - and I do like that it recognizes its ridiculousness without getting overly meta and ruining it (much like Sam Raimi's excellent Drag me to Hell) - it's unfortunately just not that scary or exciting. An okay timewaster.
Rated 21 Sep 2011
valerolyvaleroly
Rated 10 Jul 2011
65
53rd
tiene partes de cagazo!
Rated 10 Jul 2011
koleishkoleish
Rated 03 Jan 2012
71
22nd
the thing about this film is it's not dreadful or crap cause it did scare the hell out of me but it looked cheap acting wasn't all that grate and was confusing and unbelievable at some parts. is a good film in whole warning don't watch by yourself.
Rated 03 Jan 2012
zanginZangin
Rated 20 Nov 2017
47
15th
Decent setup but really falls flat by the last act. It kind of just felt like it stopped taking itself seriously somewhere in the middle and just kept becoming more of an unfunny parody of itself. The final twist is pretty neat though.
Rated 20 Nov 2017
burrrburrr
Rated 31 May 2018
67
28th
66.50+.56 = 67.06.
Rated 31 May 2018
kimdavissnkimdavis.sn
Rated 08 Aug 2011
80
25th
From the creators of Paranormal Activity, this film gives you more of an edge of your seat feel since the ghosts actually appear. There was a corny twist, but I enjoyed it for the unexpected.
Rated 08 Aug 2011
l0gicalL0gical
Rated 25 Aug 2017
66
25th
Only a unique concept is not enough to make a good movie, you can realize that from this one.
Rated 25 Aug 2017
robertaRoberta
Rated 10 May 2011
73
35th
Really scary! Good end! Thumbs up.
Rated 10 May 2011
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 28 Oct 2020
63
21st
I'll admit my heartbeat was raised at various points thoughout watching this, but after watching it I felt completely unsatisfied and will probably forget about it completely within a few days. I appreciate a few of this film's ideas to try keep things grounded, like the characters (sometimes) making logical decisions, as well as the pseudo-scientific explanation of haunting via astral projection, but at the end nothing about this film amounted to anything beyond mediocrity.
Rated 28 Oct 2020
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 24 May 2020
3
24th
The beginning of Wan discovering aesthetics outside of a brown numetal filter. The final third, when they enter The Further is disappointing, but the rest has enough scares.
Rated 24 May 2020
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 19 Jul 2013
83
51st
A fairly original take on the haunted house trope with some pretty cool direction from Wan. I watched this much later than when It came out, but gladly didn't know much about it. I can't say I was really scared, now that the genre has so many like this, but I was definitely impressed. Wan proves to be a very original and capable horror director, even with his earlier stuff. All of the performances were pretty solid, and the premise wasn't too offbeat to deter me. I give 8 Lee Whanells out of 10.
Rated 19 Jul 2013
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 31 Oct 2012
80
57th
This movie has some true scares to it. It definitely uses loud slams and shrieks to get your pulse going. I thought that the costuming and make-up for all the demons in the film were superb. Some of the acting was pretty hokey at times and made me roll my eyes but all in all I thought this was a great ghost-based horror film. I don't know if it can hang with the big-boy horror franchises but it is still worth taking a look at. Oh and I love Rose Byrne.
Rated 31 Oct 2012
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 28 Oct 2014
60
30th
It won me over in the middle as the imagery of the terrors within the haunting really got going. But that first act is pretty dull and too familiar. How many 'move into a new house hauntings' do we really need? Some really good design, but a little too loose around the edges. The middle chunk is when it's at its best, and the fire-faced demon is genuinely creepy.
Rated 28 Oct 2014
edkrakedkrak
Rated 28 Jul 2011
70
64th
James Wan knows how to make some very good horror scenes, but doesn't really know how to make the whole film to work. It's quite creepy right from the beginning, but with every minute it's starting to be more grotesque to the point where in "The Further" it's just hilarious (where everybody would expect it to be most intense there). But overally good fun.
Rated 28 Jul 2011
elmakebabielmakebabi
Rated 26 Feb 2012
21
4th
Well, I don't believe gods, ghosts, fairies, spirits whatsoever. So, you need more than showing ridiculously posing ghosts to scare me. Sorry, you just couldn't get me.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 04 Jun 2012
77
49th
Despite its stock plot, and the usual flaws that come with quick-buck horror movies, Insidious is a pretty effective chiller, succeeding largely on the technical merits of the men behind the Saw and Paranormal Activity franchises. It may seem heavily inspired by the latter, and The Orphanage, and of course The Exorcist, but its thrills hold up thanks to great editing, cinematography and sound. Rose Byrne and a weak villain keep this from being a classic, but I've seen far worse modern horrors.
Rated 04 Jun 2012
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 09 Dec 2012
55
22nd
Don't direct the second half of your film during a DPH trip, kids.
Rated 09 Dec 2012
helfen419helfen419
Rated 27 Aug 2011
5
1st
I've never seen Paranormal Activity but it can't be worse than this.
Rated 27 Aug 2011
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 26 Oct 2013
30
19th
Thematically manhandled but still pretty spooky.
Rated 26 Oct 2013

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