The Conjuring (2013)

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

Director:

James Wan

Writers:

Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston

17 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vera Farmiga	...	Lorraine Warren
Patrick Wilson	...	Ed Warren
Lili Taylor	...	Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston	...	Roger Perron
Shanley Caswell	...	Andrea
Hayley McFarland	...	Nancy
Joey King	...	Christine
Mackenzie Foy	...	Cindy
Kyla Deaver	...	April
Shannon Kook	...	Drew
John Brotherton	...	Brad
Sterling Jerins	...	Judy Warren
Marion Guyot	...	Georgiana
Morganna May	...	Debbie (as Morganna Bridgers)
Amy Tipton	...	Camilla

Storyline

In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat this spectral menace at its source that threatens to destroy everyone involved.

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Plot Keywords:

based on true story | paranormal investigator | farmhouse | rhode island | witch | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [UK]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Latin

Release Date:

19 July 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

La Conjuration

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$41,855,326 (USA) (19 July 2013)

Gross:

$137,387,272 (USA) (25 October 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Safran Company, The, Evergreen Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A movie based on the Perron family house has been in the works for over 20 years. It first surfaced when Ed Warren played a tape of his interview with Carolyn Perron to producer Tony DeRosa-Grund.

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Goofs

The air scoops on the sides of the powder blue VW bus are models from 1974 at the earliest.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Debbie: It scares us just thinking about it. When you hear it, you're gonna think we're insane.
Ed Warren: Try Us. Please, from the start.

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Crazy Credits

"Some of the artwork seen in this movie is provided by Austrian artist Maria Loewenstein."

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Connections

Featured in Annabelle (2014)

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Soundtracks

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Traditional
Performed by Mackenzie Foy, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, Kyla Deaver and Joey King

User Reviews

Holy F*** is all people with me said while watching it throughout.

This film was easily one of the scariest films of the decade, complete with a horror package that will make even those new to horror love it, if they are a fan of fear that is. This movie had every guy in the group at the edge of their seats with their girlfriends....it was an intense experience that cannot be missed in theatres. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmega hold their own as the Perron's and EVERY SINGLE child actor owned the screen. All acting was top notch and gave the viewer a throwback to original days of good horror, not the stuff we've seen nowadays. Time can only tell when a movie like this will come out again but we know now that James Wan is one of the best horror directors of our time.