Paranormal Activity

5.00
    Paranormal Activity
    2007

    Synopsis

    After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

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    Cast

    • Katie FeatherstonKatie
    • Micah SloatMicah
    • Mark FredrichsThe Psychic
    • Amber ArmstrongAmber
    • Ashley PalmerDiane
    • Crystal CartwrightExorcism Nanny (uncredited)
    • Spencer MarksDr. Johann Averies (uncredited)
    • Randy McDowellLt. Randy Hudson (uncredited)
    • James PiperRichard (uncredited)

    Recommendations

    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      With its this-is-really-happening vibe, Paranormal Activity scrapes away 30 years of encrusted nightmare clichés. The fear is real, all right, because the fear is really in you.
    • 90

      Film Threat

      This is a brutal, exhausting, and genuinely horrifying little ghost flick.
    • 80

      Variety

      Paranormal succeeds in staying unnervingly "real."
    • 80

      Los Angeles Times

      Peli works at mining the unknown, the unknowable, like a minimalist, using small moments and virtually no special effects exceedingly well.
    • 80

      L.A. Weekly

      Grounded by strong performances by newcomers Featherston and Sloat, who pretty much have the movie to themselves, Paranormal Activity, which demands to be seen in a crowded theater, is refreshingly blood-free.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      With a $15,000 budget too puny to empty a petty-cash drawer, the no-frills Paranormal Activity comes packed with thrills.
    • 75

      New York Post

      Like legendary producer Val Lewton in the '40s, director Oren Peli, who shot "Paranormal" in seven days in his own home, understands that what's most frightening is what you don't see but merely suggested.
    • 63

      Miami Herald

      The movie's faults aside, this is the kind of show where half the fun is watching it in the company of a large group of people.

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