Terrified
A Buenos Aires paranormal investigation becomes a relentless descent into grotesque hauntings that threaten to spread beyond a single neighborhood.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- oppressive
- dread-filled
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film effectively spooky and inventive, praising its supernatural scares, creature effects, and memorable deaths.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paranormal events erupt inside neighboring homes in a Buenos Aires suburb, turning domestic spaces into sites of escalating terror.
Allbreck, Jano, Rosentock, and Commissioner Funes examine inexplicable events and attempt to identify the force affecting the neighborhood.
Critical reception specifically highlights the film’s amazing deaths and creature effects as major sources of its supernatural impact.
The film is an Argentine-language production set among suburban Buenos Aires residents and investigators.
Films like Terrified, and why
The Conjuring
supernatural hauntings, escalating paranormal investigation, and creature-driven scares
Insidious
haunted-house dread, family trauma, and unseen supernatural forces
The Babadook
inventive ghost imagery, unsettling domestic spaces, and sustained supernatural terror
Movie Details
- Director
- Demián Rugna
- Release Date
- 2018-05-03
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (878)
Cast
- Maxi Ghione
- Norberto Gonzalo
- Elvira Onetto
- George L. Lewis
- Julieta Vallina
- Demián Salomón
- Agustín Rittano
- Natalia Señorales
- Matias Rascovschi
- Lorenzo Langer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Terrified about?
- A Buenos Aires paranormal investigation becomes a relentless descent into grotesque hauntings that threaten to spread beyond a single neighborhood.
- What is Terrified like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Terrified as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Terrified violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Terrified as graphic.
- What did critics think of Terrified?
- Critics broadly found the film effectively spooky and inventive, praising its supernatural scares, creature effects, and memorable deaths.
- Which films are like Terrified?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conjuring, Insidious, and The Babadook.
- How long is Terrified?
- Terrified runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Terrified?
- In United States, Terrified streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
