Paranormal Activity 4
A suburban teenager and her family uncover a demonic presence through webcams and home recordings after unsettling neighbors move nearby.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- paranoid
- claustrophobic
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a weaker and less frightening continuation whose found-footage formula showed signs of franchise fatigue.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex and her family document strange household events through webcams and recorded footage, making observation itself a source of suspense.
The Nelson family experiences paranormal disturbances after new neighbors arrive in their town, shifting dread into bedrooms, garages, and bathrooms.
Wyatt and neighboring child Robbie are central to the family’s unsettling experiences and the demon-linked mystery.
Katie returns while the story invokes the earlier deaths and disappearance of Hunter, extending the franchise’s demonic backstory.
Films like Paranormal Activity 4, and why
Paranormal Activity 3
shared found-footage horror, domestic setting, supernatural haunting, and escalating surveillance-based dread
Paranormal Activity 2
shared webcam-based found-footage structure, demonic threat, suburban family vulnerability, and slow-building supernatural tension
Sinister
shared domestic supernatural horror, child endangerment, eerie household activity, and found-footage presentation
The Blair Witch Project
shared handheld or recorded-media horror, suburban unease, and escalating paranormal menace
Movie Details
- Directors
- Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
- Release Date
- 2012-10-17
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (2085)
Cast
- Katie Featherston
- Kathryn Newton
- Matt Shively
- Aiden Lovekamp
- Brady Allen
- Stephen Dunham
- Alexondra Lee
- Georgica Pettus
- Alisha Boe
- Brendon Eggertsen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 4 about?
- A suburban teenager and her family uncover a demonic presence through webcams and home recordings after unsettling neighbors move nearby.
- What is Paranormal Activity 4 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Paranormal Activity 4 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Paranormal Activity 4 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Paranormal Activity 4 as mild.
- What did critics think of Paranormal Activity 4?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a weaker and less frightening continuation whose found-footage formula showed signs of franchise fatigue.
- Which films are like Paranormal Activity 4?
- Films with a similar feel include Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 2, Sinister, and The Blair Witch Project.
- How long is Paranormal Activity 4?
- Paranormal Activity 4 runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Paranormal Activity 4?
- In United States, Paranormal Activity 4 streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
