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Sinister

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
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A controversial true crime writer finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer... Read allA controversial true crime writer finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.A controversial true crime writer finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
IMDb RATING
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258K
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POPULARITY
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    • Scott Derrickson
    • Scott Derrickson
    • C. Robert Cargill
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Juliet Rylance
    • James Ransone
    • Scott Derrickson
    • Scott Derrickson
    • C. Robert Cargill
  • Stars
    • Ethan Hawke
    • Juliet Rylance
    • James Ransone
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    • 844User reviews
    • 342Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Ellison Oswalt
    Juliet Rylance
    Juliet Rylance
    • Tracy
    James Ransone
    James Ransone
    • Deputy
    Fred Thompson
    Fred Thompson
    • Sheriff
    • (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    Michael Hall D'Addario
    Michael Hall D'Addario
    • Trevor
    Clare Foley
    Clare Foley
    • Ashley
    Rob Riley
    • E.M.T.
    Tavis Smiley
    Tavis Smiley
    • Anchor
    Janet Zappala
    • Reporter
    Victoria Leigh
    Victoria Leigh
    • Stephanie
    Cameron Ocasio
    Cameron Ocasio
    • BBQ Boy
    Ethan Haberfield
    Ethan Haberfield
    • Pool Party Boy
    Danielle Kotch
    Danielle Kotch
    • Lawn Girl
    Blake Mizrahi
    Blake Mizrahi
    • Sleepy Time Boy
    Nicholas King
    Nicholas King
    • Bughuul
    • (as Nick King)
    • …
    Chester the Chihuahua
    Chester the Chihuahua
    • Barking Dog
    • (uncredited)
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Professor Jonas
    • (uncredited)
    Emma Jonnz
    • Flavian
    • (uncredited)
      • Scott Derrickson
      • Scott Derrickson
      • C. Robert Cargill
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    • Trivia
      Writer C. Robert Cargill got the idea for the script from a nightmare he had after watching The Ring (2002).
    • Goofs
      (at around 4 mins) Near the beginning of the film, we see Ashley painting a girl in red on the wall. We see that Ashley has painted the girl fully in red, however, in the next shot we see that the girl has a white space where the red paint was before.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Ashley: Don't worry, Daddy. I'll make you famous again.

    • Connections
      Edited into 5 Second Movies: Sinister (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Silence Teaches You How to Sing
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    User reviews844

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    8/10
    Great horror, really liked it
    This is old school gore-free horror, just the way I like it. It's got great story, great acting, great style in direction. So many horror movies these days are a let down, but this one delivered big time.

    Story is not the most original. It's got elements from a lot of other horror movies, some pretty bad ones, so I was a bit skeptic on how the story would evolve. But it does hold together and actually delivers by the end quite well. I never felt being betrayed by cheap red herrings, it just worked.

    Acting is great. It's Ethan Hawke most of the time and I really think he makes a lot of this movie. He's both likable and quite believable. His character is quite humane in all it's fragility. The scene in which he has fallen asleep watching an old interview of his and his wife finds him is actually quite heartfelt. There's only one scene - pretty important one - which I think Hawke slightly overplays, but otherwise everything is spot on.

    Scares are delivered quite sparingly, but they're effective. I watched this in the middle of the night and I did jump a few times. Some of the 8mm films are quite disturbing to watch, even tho there is no actual graphic gore involved. I really liked the fact that they spared the graphic images and went for psychological terror instead.

    The direction is solid. It's stylish. Music and soundtrack choices were quiet interesting here and there. Makes me feel like I want to watch this again just to concentrate on the soundtrack once more. They even have a Boards of Canada tune playing over a scene - what's not to like?

    Great movie, really really good. Old school horror ftw!
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    FAQ13

    • Why was Vincent D'Onofrio uncredited?
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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2012 (United States)
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      • Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Alliance
      • IM Global
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Color
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1

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