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Paranormal Activity (2007) -- While settling into her new home, Katie (Featherston) is disturbed in her sleep by a mysterious presence. Her husband, Micah (Sloat), tries to ease her fear by installing video cameras in an attempt to capture the strange behavior on tape. Bad idea.
Paranormal Activity (2007) -- While settling into her new home, Katie (Featherston) is disturbed in her sleep by a mysterious presence. Her husband, Micah (Sloat), tries to ease her fear by installing video cameras in an attempt to capture the strange behavior on tape. Bad idea.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   18,326 votes
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Director:
Oren Peli
Writer:
Oren Peli (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 October 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
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
Awards:
1 win more
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(967 articles)
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User Comments:
Episodes of "Ghost Hunters" are more scary! more (528 total)
US Showtimes:
The Bridge: Cinema de lux 1:15pm | 3:30 | 5:45 | 8:00 | 9:45 | 10:15 (personalize) more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
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

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Trivia:
Although released by Paramount, this film is unique in that the studio's logo does not appear, nor do credits, except for one establishing copyright. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Katie makes it very clear that they turn on the alarm every night. One night she is sleep walking and goes outside without turning the alarm off first. more
Quotes:
Micah: [Trying to communicate with the entity] What is your quest? What is your favorite color? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.37)" (2009) more

FAQ

A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
Does this film feature real video evidence?
What's all this talk about "Demand It"?
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11 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Episodes of "Ghost Hunters" are more scary!, 25 October 2009
1/10
Author: wyattej2000 from United States

This film is dreadful, boring, schlock! Say what you will about the shows, I have seen episodes of "Ghost Hunters" and "Paranormal State," that are way more scary than this. I will state a theory that I came up with, that is the only explainable reason why this film is getting good reviews. This film, is not an "indy" movie. This film is a corporate creation made to look like an "indy" film, and given rave reviews in order to knock the SAW series off of it's Halloween pedestal. Just kidding, but really, this movie is sooooo baaad, I could not come up with any other explanation as to how it is receiving good reviews. If you don't believe me, then waste an hour and forty minutes of your life and see for yourself.

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