Paranormal Activity

2009 "What happens when you sleep?"

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Paranormal Activity

6.3 | 1h26m | R | en | Horror

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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6.3 | 1h26m | R | en | More Info

Released: October. 16,2009 | Released Producted By: Paramount Pictures , Blumhouse Productions Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.paranormalactivity-movie.com/

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Genre

Horror , Mystery

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Cast

Katie Featherston , Micah Sloat , Mark Fredrichs

Director

Oren Peli

Producted By

Paramount Pictures

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Katie Featherston

as Katie Featherston

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity In Search of Darkness: Part II The Lonely Host In Search of Darkness Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Paranormal Activity: The Chronology Paranormal Activity 4 Paranormal Activity 3 Psychic Experiment

Micah Sloat

as Micah Sloat

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Paranormal Activity: The Chronology Paranormal Activity 3 Paranormal Activity 2 Paranormal Activity

Mark Fredrichs

as The Psychic

Paranormal Activity: The Chronology Paranormal Activity

Oren Peli

Set Decoration

Oren Peli

Set Designer

Oren Peli

Director of Photography

Dale Robinette

Still Photographer

Oren Peli

Costume Design

Ahmedwael

Costumer

Crystal Cartwright

Makeup Effects Designer

Crystal Cartwright

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Danielle Daly

Post Production Supervisor

Richard Stirling

Post Production Supervisor

Chris J. King

Stunts

John Mateer

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Wesley Cannon

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Michael Decaire

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Daniel Di Mond

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Avery Guerra

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Darcie Pendry

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Craig Jensen

Utility Stunts

Oren Peli

Director

Lee Wimer

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Paranormal Activity Audience Reviews

Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Ploydsge just watch it!

Cunninghamolga This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

victoriakhagerup-939-17682 Most boring horror movie I've seen, a total waste of time

andrewcaniglia The hype surrounding this film was probably the highest of any horror film since I've been old enough to watch horror movies. Yet, it falls remarkably flat. The scares are few and far between, and they aren't even that good. I have no idea how they staged the over the top film screening reactions that were constantly shown on TV around its release date.This film is not as scary as plenty of the other offerings in this genre. Annoyance is the main emotion I felt watching it, inspired by the male lead. He's a total man child doofus and he pisses everybody in this movie off with his macho antics.In fact, there's more than enough evidence to suggest the negative energy that attracted the paranormal activity was caused by how much of an disagreeable buffoon he was. He always chose conflict and resistance over peace and reconciliation, so that created the negative energy the psychic warned them about.

Antonio Kowatsch "Paranormal Activity" is one of those movies that you either love or hate I presume. It has amassed a huge cult following over the years. But to me personally this movie just didn't deliver. It was, dare I say, the most boring movie I've ever seen. Most of the time nothing happens and you're basically just watching a couple do mundane things. I guess one could argue that it makes the movie more "realistic". As the movie progressed the acting performances didn't quite attest to the supposed realism of the movie. What I mean by that is that there were a handful of scenes where the protagonists seemed to hold back a grin. As if they realized how ridiculous certain scenes were. Just to be fair about it; the acting wasn't the worst I've ever seen but it surely wasn't the best either. More on the weaker side of things. The finale of the movie aka the ending did spook me with two consecutive jump scares but still. By that time I've already given up on the movie since it made me feel like I just wasted a significant amount of time (that could've been invested in a more meaningful way).Final Verdict: The Blaire Witch project is apparently the only good movie that ever emerged from the "found footage" genre. Together with "The Poughkeepsie Tapes", that is.

Harrison Tweed (Top Dawg) I don't compare an amateur/indie film with C-list actors to a blockbuster big production film with A-list actors! It's like comparing an Olympic runner to a retired old man that goes for regular walks. Clearly we know who is better, faster, and more qualified to win! You compare each in their own class, or in the case of rating a film, on it's own merits.You also look at who backed any film (big production company=big $$$ for a better film) and the key individuals involved in the production (director, writer, etc..). This film had no big backing and only a 2+ million dollar budget - and should not be compared to a 200+ million dollar film.This little gem was done by an all amateur cast and production on a 15k budget, and went on to make over 350 million. Nuff said! 10/10!