Sinister (2012)

100% of critics liked it
(10 reviews)
91% want to see it
(1,060 ratings)

A true crime novelist (Ethan Hawke) struggling to find his next big story, moves his family into a house where the horrific murder of an entire family took place. But after finding a box of home videos in which other families are also brutally murdered, his investigation leads him to a supernatural… More A true crime novelist (Ethan Hawke) struggling to find his next big story, moves his family into a house where the horrific murder of an entire family took place. But after finding a box of home videos in which other families are also brutally murdered, his investigation leads him to a supernatural entity that may be placing his own family in harm's way. -- (C) Summit

Rating, Runtime: R,
Directed By: Scott Derrickson
Written By: Scott Derrickson
Genres: Horror

In Theaters: Oct 5, 2012 Wide
Studio: Summit Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Eric D. Snider, Film.com
Your pants. Do you like having them scared off you? Then you and your pants will enjoy Sinister.
Peter Debruge, Variety
The scares are not just intense but unyielding in this compelling horror yarn from The Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson.
Chris Tilly, IGN Movies UK
While Sinister is hardly a game-changer, it is an extremely effective horror feature; one that creates its own highly original mythology, and wholeheartedly terrifies from start-to-finish.
Drew McWeeny, HitFix
A controlled and sophisticated slow-burn horror film.
Fred Topel, Crave Online
Horror fans will love the way it delivers on the genre with some inventive artistic flourish.
Todd Gilchrist, The Playlist
As a horror movie that's incredibly effective and yet evaporates pretty quickly once it's over, Scott Derrickson's Sinister defines the difference between "scary" and "haunting."
John Gholson, Movies.com
A hair-raising descent into terror that evokes the spirit of horror classics like Changeling or The Amityville Horror.
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE
The movie makes up for uneven dialogue and pacing issues through sheer horrific imagery, starting with the first shot.
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
A bump-in-the-night haunted house tale that brings something new (and creepy) to the table.
Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting
'Sinister' is so incredibly stupid. But it IS SCARY. The best way to describe it is '8MM' meets 'Paranormal Activity.'

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