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Horror - 1982
Poltergeist
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7.3
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Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it's too late.
Director:
,
Tobe Hooper
Cast:
,
Craig T. Nelson
,
JoBeth Williams
,
Beatrice Straight
,
Dominique Dunne
,
Oliver Robins
,
Heather O'Rourke
,
Michael McManus
,
Virginia Kiser
,
Martin Casella
,
Richard Lawson

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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
4 Jun 1982
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$10,700,000
Revenue:
$122,200,000
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 7 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

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.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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:
It is consistently redeemed by its creator's dazzling sense of craft.
– David Pirie,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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
rotten:
Given the talents, Poltergeist is an annoying film because it could have been so much better.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
25 Sep 2007
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