Paranormal Activity
2007 · Movie · R · 86 min · ★ 6.0 · 75% critics
After a young couple moves into a seemingly normal suburban house, the nights start to feel increasingly disturbed by a presence that may be demonic. As activity ramps up—especially in the middle of the night—the home becomes a tense place where every quiet moment feels uncertain.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-09-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (5,440 votes)
- Box office
- $193,355,800
- Budget
- $15,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Paranormal Activity if you want eerie dread from an active house and don’t mind long stretches before scares arrive; Not for you if you want frequent thrills or strong scares, and similar titles to consider are The House of the Devil or Smile.
Pros: unsettling nighttime vibe; suspenseful build; relatable couple | Cons: slow pacing; dull stretches; mixed acting
Themes
- haunting
- ouija board
- psychic
- entity
- demonic possession
- found footage
- supernatural phenomena
- supernatural horror
- pseudo-documentary
- suspenseful
- horrified
- faux documentary
Cast & crew
Katie Featherston
as Katie Featherston
Micah Sloat
as Micah Sloat
Mark Fredrichs
as The Psychic
Amber Armstrong
as Amber
Ashley Palmer
as Diane
- CC
Crystal Cartwright
as Exorcism Nanny (uncredited)
- SM
Spencer Marks
as Dr. Johann Averies (uncredited)
Randy McDowell
as Lt. Randy Hudson (uncredited)
James Piper
as Richard (uncredited)
Directed by Oren Peli