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Director:
Writer:
Oren Peli (screenplay)
Release Date:
16 October 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
What Happens When You Sleep? more
Plot:
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(1161 articles)
'Paranormal' made Spielberg 'cut down door'
(From digitalspy. 25 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
Did You Demand Paranormal Activity? Eventful Shows Some Appreciation.
(From Dread Central. 24 November 2009, 4:30 PM, PST)
(From digitalspy. 25 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
Did You Demand Paranormal Activity? Eventful Shows Some Appreciation.
(From Dread Central. 24 November 2009, 4:30 PM, PST)
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The Hype-The Film-The Fear
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US Showtimes:
| Culver Plaza Theatres | 5:05pm | 7:05 | 9:05 | (personalize) more |
Cast
(Credited cast) | Katie Featherston | ... | Katie |
 | Micah Sloat | ... | Micah |
 | Mark Fredrichs | ... | The Psychic |
 | Ashley Palmer | ... | Diane |
 | Amber Armstrong | ... | Amber |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Randy McDowell | ... | Lt. Randy Hudson |
 | Tim Piper | ... | Richard |
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Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
86 min
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USA:R (certificate #45634) |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
UK:15 |
Finland:K-15 |
Ireland:15A |
Australia:M (2009) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
Germany:16
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Filmed for USD$15,000 and grossed USD$9.1 million in its first week in the US, breaking the record of highest-grossing weekend ever for a movie playing at less than 200 theaters.
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Revealing mistakes: On night #21 the time-stamp changes from 11:59:56PM to 11.59.57AM despite it not having turned midnight yet.
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Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-10-10)" (2009)
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Dearest readers, a film like this has not come along since The Exorcist. After listening to all the hype, and following this film until 2007 you could say I knew a lot about this little film. Nothing could prepare me for the climatic, scary ass situations that the cast and crew put on celluloid. Yes, my friends, it really is a scary movie.
I won't tell you what it's about because by this point you should already know that. What I want to tell you is how great this film really is.
Director Peli has succeeded in creating a masterpiece with little money and simple theme park haunted house gags. He does something that Hitchcock did so well in his prime-he creates a level of suspense so intense that the smallest sound makes your heart jump.
That, is great film-making, because it is made with an educated audience in mind. He doesn't cater to the general public he gives film lovers what they want and he gives it to them hard.
Don't go to this for gore. Don't go to this for Hollywood crap. Don't go to this with your kids under 15. Most importantly....don't go to this...alone.