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 W. Hayes

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston

15 wins & 22 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 Thomas
John Brotherton	...	Brad
Sterling Jerins	...	Judy Warren
Marion Guyot	...	Georgiana
Morganna Bridgers	...	Debbie
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:

ghost | exorcism | haunted house | possession | paranormal investigation | 

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Taglines:

Evil Loves Innocence.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror

Did You Know?

Trivia

A movie based on the Perron family house had been in the works for over twenty 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

Judy Warren is shown in the movie as a child in 1971; the Warrens' daughter was born during WWII and would have been a grown adult around the time this film takes place.

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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

When the names "Shannon Kook", "John Brotherton", "Sterling Jerins" appear in the end credits, a white cross on the grave turns upside down.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Scariest Horror Villains (2017) (2017)

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Soundtracks

Time of the Season
Written by Rod Argent
Performed by The Zombies
Courtesy of Marquis Enterprises, Ltd.
By arrangement with Ace Music Services, LLC

User Reviews

The Conjuring

"The Conjuring" is one of the most thrilling horror film to have come out in recent times. It is up there with "Sinister" as one of the scariest films I have watched. Since it's based off of "true events", it makes it even more interesting. I can't quite give it a full 10 star rating because it does have quite a few jump scares, but at least a good portion of those jump scares add to the atmosphere of this movie. If you are a first time watcher of this movie, it will certainly disturb you for a while. It doesn't stick with me like "Sinister" does long after, but The Conjuring is a fun watch and I always love coming back for a rewatch every now and then.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [UK]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Latin

Release Date:

19 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Warren Files

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,855,326, 21 July 2013

Gross USA:

$137,400,141

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$319,513,860

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, Evergreen Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1