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The Apparition

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
20K
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The Apparition (2012)
A couple are haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment.
Play trailer2:32
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  • Horror
  • Thriller

A couple is haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment.A couple is haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment.A couple is haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment.

IMDb RATING
4.1/10
20K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Todd Lincoln
  • Writer
    • Todd Lincoln
  • Stars
    • Ashley Greene
    • Sebastian Stan
    • Tom Felton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Todd Lincoln
  • Writer
    • Todd Lincoln
  • Stars
    • Ashley Greene
    • Sebastian Stan
    • Tom Felton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 145User reviews
    • 142Critic reviews
    • 18Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    No. 1
    Trailer 2:32
    No. 1

    Photos111

    Sebastian Stan in The Apparition (2012)
    Sebastian Stan and Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Sebastian Stan and Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Tom Felton, Sebastian Stan, and Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, and Luke Pasqualino in The Apparition (2012)
    Tom Felton in The Apparition (2012)
    Tom Felton, Sebastian Stan, and Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)
    Sebastian Stan and Ashley Greene in The Apparition (2012)

    Top cast

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    Ashley Greene
    Ashley Greene
    • Kellyas Kelly
    Sebastian Stan
    Sebastian Stan
    • Benas Ben
    Tom Felton
    Tom Felton
    • Patrickas Patrick
    Julianna Guill
    Julianna Guill
    • Lydiaas Lydia
    Luke Pasqualino
    Luke Pasqualino
    • Gregas Greg
    Rick Gomez
    Rick Gomez
    • Mikeas Mike
    Anna Clark
    Anna Clark
    • Maggieas Maggie
    Suzanne Ford
    Suzanne Ford
    • Woman at Vetas Woman at Vet
    Tim Williams
    Tim Williams
    • Office Executiveas Office Executive
    Melissa Goldberg
    • Fast Food Girlas Fast Food Girl
    • (uncredited)
    John Grady
    John Grady
    • Apparitionas Apparition
    • (uncredited)
    Marti Matulis
    Marti Matulis
    • Apparitionas Apparition
    • (uncredited)
    Meena Serendib
    • Veterinarianas Veterinarian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Todd Lincoln
    • Writer
      • Todd Lincoln
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly and Ben discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural, but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force. —Anonymous
    • lovecraftian
    • supernatural power
    • psychotronic film
    • jump scare
    • grindhouse film
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Once you believe, you die.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for terror/frightening images and some sensuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Delayed for over two years after Warner Bros. ended its relationship with production company Dark Castle Entertainment before finally releasing the film in August 2012. Warner Bros. gave the film the smallest wide-release it has given a major motion picture in its distribution history.
    • Goofs
      When Kelly connects Ben's hard drive to look what's inside, you can see that she only connects the AC cable and the files are already open on the computer. She needed to connect the USB cable to connect the hard drive to the computer and she needed to browse the hard drive to start any file.
    • Quotes

      Maggie: [to Kelly] Your house killed my dog.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Big Review: Summer Trailer Park Series (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Get Up
      Written by Kevin W. Buchholz and Jessie Shapiro

      Performed by Kevin W. Buchholz and Jessie Shapiro

    User reviews145

    Review
    Top review
    Creepy but not gory. More like "Paranormal Activity" style scary. Worth seeing but started to drag toward end. I say B-
    "If we pull this off we'll prove that ghosts, entities and the supernatural do exist." After 3 college friends get together to prove the existence of ghosts something strange happens. They decide that it didn't work and the three move on. Kelly (Greene) and Ben (Stan) are starting their life in their new home when the notice strange happenings. Nothing major but just things that make them think. When the events start to happen more and more they wonder what is going on. When an old friend tells Ben about an accident the couple realize they are in more danger then they thought. This is a hard movie to review. The first 15 minutes is pretty freaky. The next 45 minutes keeps you on the edge of your seat because you are waiting for something big to happen. The ending is OK but by the end it starts to run out of steam and was hard for me to keep interested all the way through. The movie was more psychological horror and not gory at all so that was kind of nice to see something different, but the movie ended up dragging too much for the end to have the impact I think it wanted. Overall, started off scary and was creepy throughout but drug a lot at the end. I give it a B-.
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    • cosmo_tiger
    • Dec 3, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Görünmeyen
    • Filming locations
      • Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Dark Castle Entertainment
      • StudioCanal
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,936,819
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,841,488
      • Aug 26, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,350,665
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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