Poltergeist

Film • 1982 • 1h 54m

A young family are visited by what seem to be ghosts in their home. At first the entities appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, but little by little they start to terrorize the family, and then they take their youngest daughter.

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Status: Released
Release: June 4, 1982 (44 years ago)
Runtime: 1h 54m
Rating: PG
Language: English
Origins: United States
Tags: anxious awestruck body horror disturbed dramatic dying and death family relationships foreboding frightened ghostbuster halloween haunted haunted house macabre medium ominous paranormal phenomena parent child relationship poltergeist power of goodness suburbia supernatural horror

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HUMANITY AND HORROR MIX PERFECTLY IN 'POLTERGEIST
HUMANITY AND HORROR MIX PERFECTLY IN 'POLTERGEIST' Miami Herald, The (FL) - June 7, 1982 Author: BILL COSFORD Herald Movie Critic The kids k...
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EMPIRE ESSAY: Poltergeist
Read the Empire Movie review of EMPIRE ESSAY: Poltergeist. Managing to cause ripples post release — two sequels, a TV series plus a real life "Curse Of...
Poltergeist
Credited to Hooper, but every inch a Spielberg film, this is a barnstorming ghost story, set in one of the small suburban houses Spielberg knows and loves, wher