Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- disturbing
- late night horror marathon
- found footage double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the found-footage shift and isolated setting capable of building tension, but judged the sequel ineffective overall and weaker than the franchise's earlier entries.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Margot and her friends travel to document her ancestry, making the recorded investigation the film's central storytelling format.
The ancestry search leads Margot and her friends into a remote Amish community associated with secrecy, supernatural forces, and cult activity.
Margot investigates why her mother abandoned her as a baby and discovers that her ancestry is connected to demonic danger.
The documentary crew leaves the internet-driven investigation behind and enters a middle-of-nowhere community where escape and outside assistance are limited.
Films like Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, and why
The Blair Witch Project
found-footage supernatural horror built around an investigation into a sinister religious community
The Last Exorcism
documentary-style footage, isolated rural setting, escalating demonic menace, and cult horror
REC
paranormal investigation that turns into claustrophobic possession horror through recorded media
Insidious
Blumhouse supernatural horror centered on family secrets, demonic forces, and escalating dread
Movie Details
- Director
- William Eubank
- Release Date
- 2021-10-29
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (805)
Cast
- Emily Bader
- Ari Notartomaso
- Alexa Shae Niziak
- Dan Lippert
- Kyli Zion
- Jaye Ayres-Brown
- Wesley Han
- Emerald Rose Sullivan
- Roland Buck III
- Jill Andre
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, 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 Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin about?
- An ancestry documentary sends a young woman and her friends into an isolated Amish community where family secrets conceal a demonic legacy.
- What is Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin as brutal.
- What did critics think of Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin?
- Critics broadly found the found-footage shift and isolated setting capable of building tension, but judged the sequel ineffective overall and weaker than the franchise's earlier entries.
- Which films are like Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, The Last Exorcism, REC, and Insidious.
- How long is Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin?
- Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin?
- In United States, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
