Sinister (2012)
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63% of critics liked it
(123 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(66,508 ratings)
Sinister is a frightening new thriller from the producer of the Paranormal Activity films and the writer-director of The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Ethan Hawke plays a true crime novelist who discovers a box of mysterious, disturbing home movies that plunge his family into a nightmarish experience of… More Sinister is a frightening new thriller from the producer of the Paranormal Activity films and the writer-director of The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Ethan Hawke plays a true crime novelist who discovers a box of mysterious, disturbing home movies that plunge his family into a nightmarish experience of supernatural horror. -- (C) Summit
- Directed By
- Scott Derrickson
- Written By
- Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson &
- Genres
- Horror
- In Theaters
- Oct 12, 2012 Wide
- Studio
- Lionsgate Films
Critic Reviews
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
More stupid than scary, Sinister can't even figure out who its real demon is.
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
A mixed bag of old-school and contemporary horror tricks that occasionally raises a hair prickle of intrigue.
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Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Despite some effective bumps and frights, and at least one memorable jolt from a full-throated D'Addario, "Sinister" is mainly just a series of snuff-reels with sick-joke titles ...
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Sara Stewart, New York Post
C'mon, Ethan Hawke, you're better than this. Isn't there a "Before Sunset" sequel that needs your attention?
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
The hero of "Sinister" is almost unaccountably dumb. So, unfortunately, is the movie.
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Cast
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Ethan Hawke
as Ellison, Ellison Oswalt
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Juliet Rylance
as Tracy
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Fred Dalton Thompson
as Sheriff
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James Ransone
as Deputy
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Michael Hall D'Addario
as Trevor
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Clare Foley
as Ashley
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Rob Riley
as E.M.T.
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Tavis Smiley
as Anchor
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Janet Zappala
as Reporter
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Victoria Leigh
as Stephanie
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Cameron Ocasio
as BBQ Boy
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Ethan Haberfield
as Pool Party Boy
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Danielle Kotch
as Lawn Work Girl
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Blake Mizrahi
as Sleepy Time Boy
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Nick King
as Bughuul/Mr. Boogie
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Vincent D'Onofrio
as Professor, Professor Jonas





