Insidious fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Family
Standout direction
Standout sound design and editing
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Insidious is nerve-racking and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Standout sound design and editing
Look and sound: the sound design and editing stand out.
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Insidious is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV, 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, and Metacritic 52). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 h 42 min
Insidious runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Insidious higher (67) than critics (59). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $100 million worldwide, 66.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United States.
+33GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Insidious in 47 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 133 storytelling tropes for Insidious, including Immediate Sequel, Our Demons Are Different, Chekhov's Gun.
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