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Insidious

Movie · 2010 · 102 min

A slow-building haunted-house chiller that tightens its grip with eerie imagery and sudden scares, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

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2010 film by James Wan
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Year
2010
Runtime
102 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • fate
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror9
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, horror, psychological horror fiction, mystery, thriller, supernatural, ghost
Directed by
James Wan
Written by
Leigh Whannell
Starring
Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Patrick Wilson, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Ty Simpkins, Angus Sampson, Joseph Bishara
Music
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
John R. Leonetti
Runtime
102 min
Country
Canada, United States
Languages
English

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