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Name: Insidious
Director: James Wan
Genre: horror, thriller
Released: 2011
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.8

Insidious has an iRankMovies score of 64.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Insidious (2011)

It's not the house that's haunted.

Release:2011

Runtime:1h 42m

Country:Canada

Director:James Wan

Language:English

Genre

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Keywords

supernaturalMediumHaunted HouseEvil SpiritHouse WarmingdemonNew HomeAftercreditsstinger

iRank64

Insidious rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 366K votes

Rotten Tomatoes66%

Metacritic52%

TMDb6.9/10· 7K votes

With 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 52/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Insidious

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

Cast of Insidious

Patrick Wilson
as Josh Lambert
Rose Byrne
as Renai Lambert
Lin Shaye
as Elise Rainier
Ty Simpkins
as Dalton Lambert
Barbara Hershey
as Lorraine Lambert
Leigh Whannell
as Specs
Angus Sampson
as Tucker
Andrew Astor
as Foster Lambert
Corbett Tuck
as Nurse Adele / Doll Girl #2
Heather Tocquigny
as Nurse Kelly
Ruben Pla
as Dr. Sercarz
John Henry Binder
as Father Martin

Insidious facts

Budget: $1.5M
Box office: $100.1M
Collection: Insidious Collection

Our take on Insidious

James Wan's 2011 haunter earns its scares through mood and patience before it tips its hand. A family's ordinary anxieties curdle into dread when their young son slips into an unexplained coma and dark presences begin gathering in the house. When they finally call in outside help, the truth turns out to be far more intimate than a simple haunted house. Wan favors creeping suspense, sudden jolts and inventive imagery over blood, and the film's shift in the back half divides some viewers. Recommended for horror fans who like atmosphere and a strong sense of family peril, and don't mind supernatural rules explained on the fly.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Haunted house premise delivered with genuinely frightening supernatural tension
•Demon antagonist creates visceral dread through sound design and cinematography
•Distressing atmosphere maintains psychological horror throughout entire runtime

What the audience disliked

•Evil spirit mythology becomes increasingly convoluted across franchise installments
•Third act transition shifts away from intimate horror to action-oriented climax

Saga: Insidious Collection