Trailer
36
WeakGoodWatch scoreSummary
A newlywed couple Ted and Lauren rent an old farm house to do a thesis on orbs and set up cameras, Strange ghostly noises and haunting occur at night.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 35GoodWatch 36
IMDb3.5
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −11 min on the typical 95
typical 9584Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 95 countries
+85Released
2016
November 5, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Susannah O'Brien Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Casting, Executive Producer
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Film 4 of 7 · after The Poltergeist of Borley Forest · then Joker's Poltergeist
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- Joker's Poltergeist (2017)
GoodWatch score 31Film 5
- The Haunting of Alice D (2017)
GoodWatch score 38Film 6
- Haunted (2017)
GoodWatch score 36Film 7
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