Summary
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 56Audiences 55GoodWatch 55
Tomatometer58%
Metascore53
User score5.9
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 191 K ratings2.7/5
Audience score48%
Box office
59×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $178 M
Worldwide it earned $175 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9591Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 74 countries, rent or buy in 30 more
+64Released
2010
October 20, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 4
- Tod Williams Director
- Diane Weiss Script Supervisor
- Babette Stith Script Supervisor
- Nancy Solomon Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Christopher Landon Screenplay
- Michael R. Perry Screenplay, Story
- Tom Pabst Screenplay
Production · 8
- Akiva Goldsman Executive Producer
- Steven Schneider Executive Producer
- Jason Blum Producer
- Oren Peli Producer
- Terri Taylor Casting
- Michael Hothorn Casting
Camera · 1
- Michael Simmonds Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gregory Plotkin Editor
Art · 2
- Jennifer Spence Production Design
- Niko Hovartos Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kristin M. Burke Costume Design
Visual Effects · 3
- Mark A.Z. Dippé Visual Effects Supervisor
- Michael T. Kennedy Visual Effects Supervisor
- Michelle Eisenreich Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Damon Liebowitz Gaffer
Other crew · 6
- J.J. Perry Stunts
- Meegan E. Godfrey Stunts
- Jennifer Caputo Stunts
- Ron South Visual Effects Editor
- Paul Lacovara Stunt Double
- Mark Gullesserian Special Effects Coordinator
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