Storyline
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Directors
Cast
Mackenzie Foy, Marion Guyot, Vera Farmiga, Joey King, Ron Livingston, Patrick Wilson, Joseph Bishara, Lili Taylor, Steve Coulter, Shanley Caswell, John Brotherton, Sterling Jerins, Hayley McFarland, Kyla Deaver, Shannon Kook, Morganna Bridgers, Amy Tipton, Zach Pappas, Rose Bachtel, James D. Nelson, Christof Veillon, Carmella Gioio, Lorraine Warren, Nate Seman
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Reviews
100
Like the wood-grained farmhouse itself — a beautiful piece of production design by Julie Berghoff — The Conjuring has an analog solidity that makes the terror to come almost unbearable.
90
A sensationally entertaining old-school freakout and one of the smartest, most viscerally effective thrillers in recent memory.
88
The movie belongs to the women, for once, and The Conjuring doesn't exploit or mangle the female characters in the usual ways. Farmiga, playing a true believer, makes every spectral sighting and human response matter; Taylor is equally fine, and when she's playing a "hide-and-clap" blindfold game with her girls, she's like a kid herself, about to get the jolt of her life.
80
Wan has marshaled his crack sense of supernatural menace into making his most satisfying scare story yet.
80
The handsomely shot, expertly button-pushing scare-fest has the polish and the cast to draw older audiences who grew up on shockers built from performances rather than CGI.
