Paranormal Activity fingerprintRelentless energy, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing and sound design
Terrifying and nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Paranormal Activity is terrifying, nerve-racking, and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout editing and sound design
Look and sound: the editing and sound design stand out.
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Paranormal Activity is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 26 min
Paranormal Activity runs 1 h 26 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Paranormal Activity higher (75) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $15,000 to make and earned $193 million worldwide, 12890.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+10GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Paranormal Activity in 24 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 287 storytelling tropes for Paranormal Activity, including Action Girl, Sigil Spam, Extremely Short Timespan.
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