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Insidious is a horror film directed by James Wan, who also served as the screenwriter and editor. The cast includes Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, and Barbara Hershey. The production involved producers Oren Peli, Steven Schneider, and Jason Blum, with music composed by Joseph Bishara. The film was produced by IM Global, Stage 6 Films, and Alliance Films, and distributed by FilmDistrict and Netflix.
The movie originated in the United States and Canada, with filming and narrative settings in California. It runs for approximately 102 to 103 minutes and was released in 2010 or 2011. The budget was 1,500,000, while box office revenues were reported as 97,009,150 and 100,106,454. The film is part of the Insidious series and is available via video on demand. It holds a rating of 6.8 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.94 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
6.9A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
Cast
- Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
- Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
- Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
- Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
- Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert
- Leigh Whannell as Specs
Themes
- supernatural
- medium
- haunted house
- evil spirit
- house warming
- demon
- new home
- aftercreditsstinger
- other dimension
- insidious
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Key facts
- Directed by
- James Wan
- Written by
- Leigh Whannell
- Produced by
- Jason Blum Steven Schneider Oren Peli
- Starring
- Patrick Wilson Rose Byrne Barbara Hershey
- Cinematography
- John R. Leonetti David M. Brewer
- Edited by
- James Wan Kirk Morri
- Music by
- Joseph Bishara
- Production companies
- Haunted Movies Stage 6 Films Alliance Films IM Global
- Distributed by
- FilmDistrict (United States) Alliance Films (Canada) Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom)
- Release dates
- September 14, 2010 ( 2010-09-14 ) ( TIFF ) April 1, 2011 ( 2011-04-01 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 101 minutes
- Countries
- Canada United States United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.5 million
- Box office
- $100.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Insidious
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- James Wan
- Screenwriter
- Leigh Whannell
- Composer
- Joseph Bishara
- Producer
- Jason Blum
- Production company
- Alliance Films
- Cinematographer
- John R. Leonetti
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 760103
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.insidious-movie.com
- Motto
- It's not the house that's haunted
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- title
- Insidious
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 1500000
- box office
- 97009150
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 52/100
- publication date
- 2011-07-21
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Encyclopedic overview
Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed and co-edited by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Barbara Hershey. It is the first installment in the Insidious franchise and the third in terms of the series' in-story chronology. The story centers on a married couple whose boy inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for a variety of demonic entities in an astral plane.
Insidious had its world premiere on September 14, 2010, at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and received a wide theatrical release on April 1, 2011, by FilmDistrict. The film is followed by two sequels, Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: The Red Door (2023); and two prequels, Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) and Insidious: The Last Key (2018).
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