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Poltergeist

1982 • 114 minutes
4.4
276 reviews
88%
Tomatometer
15
Rating
Eligible

About this movie

When Steve Freeling moves his family into a new house in the development where he is the top homes salesman, it looks like things are going well for him and his family. But as his wife, Diane, and his children, Dana, Robbie and little Carol Anne, begin to unpack and settle in, strange things start happening. Almost playful at first, a mysterious force begins stacking chairs on the kitchen table, or making objects slide across the floor. But the ghostly antics soon turn terrifying as the house, or something in it, starts attacking the Freeling family, and Carol Anne is abducted by evil spirits still trapped on Earth, looking to use her innocence to get into the afterlife. This truly frightening film was written and produced by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg ("War of the Worlds"), directed by horror movie master Tobe Hooper (the original "Texas Chain Saw Massacre"), Craig T. Nelson ("The Invisibles"), Jobeth Williams ("Fever Pitch") and Zelda Rubinstein ("Sixteen Candles"). MPAA Rating: PG Copyright © 1982 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Rating
15

Ratings and reviews

4.4
276 reviews
Pamela McMillan Morris (PM)
December 23, 2012
They simply do not make movies like this anymore I'm surprised it hasn't been remade yet n if it does I don't want to see it coz u can improve on something so great as a young kid I loved this movie and still do and I've let my own daughter watch it..it was my favourite bk then n got me into the horror genre ...that n Freddy Kruger
Aliceson Harvey
September 27, 2017
Ok this film is a little dated in places but that is part of it's charm.this is a film of it's time - a classic and one that scared me when I watched as a young teen - "This house is clean" Zelda is one of the best ghost experts in a horror film and probably part of the reason I watch so much horror and sci-fi today
c.f.Rizwan Choudry
August 25, 2015
Best horror movie loved it! Really loved it my favourite but at the end it was sad when that man gave his life to save the family but still loved it thank god a movie like this could be made it was amazing when we find out that all around the house were ghosts it shocked me it was a brilliant idea!!! Well done to the person who made the movie the director what an extremely good movie!! Good luck hope u make another movie like this!