The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Given the talents, Poltergeist is an annoying film because it could have been so much better.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
25 Sep 2007
fresh:
Though the shocks are well conveyed, it's the sweetness that lingers, making this the first cute and cuddly entry in the genre.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
25 Sep 2007
fresh:
It is consistently redeemed by its creator's dazzling sense of craft.
– David Pirie,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Hooper and Spielberg hold our interest by observing the everyday rituals of this family so closely that, since the family seems real, the weird events take on a certain credibility by association.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Poltergeist is like a thoroughly enjoyable nightmare, one that you know that you can always wake up from, and one in which, at the end, no one has permanently been damaged. It's also witty in a fashion that Alfred Hitchcock might have appreciated.