Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- haunted house movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an unconvincing and derivative found-footage horror exercise with weak scares and limited atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The parapsychologist team installs recording equipment in Apartment 143 and the plot foregrounds compelling evidence captured on camera.
The White family experiences strange phenomena in their apartment and had already encountered them at a previous residence.
The investigation follows the White family after the death of their wife and mother in a car crash.
The parapsychologist team uses specialized equipment to investigate and authenticate the family's reports.
Films like Apartment 143, and why
Paranormal Activity
found-footage supernatural horror built around investigators documenting escalating paranormal activity in a domestic setting
Grave Encounters
documentary-style ghost investigation, haunted domestic space, and mounting evidence captured by cameras
The Taking of Deborah Logan
supernatural apartment horror using recorded evidence and an investigative framework to create dread
Movie Details
- Director
- Carles Torrens
- Release Date
- 2011-10-11
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (310)
Cast
- Kai Lennox
- Rick Gonzalez
- Fiona Glascott
- Gia Mantegna
- Michael O'Keefe
- Francesc Garrido
- Fermí Reixach
- Laura Martuscelli
- Damian Roman
- Susana García Díez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Apartment 143 about?
- A bereaved family’s apartment becomes the testing ground for a parapsychology team confronting increasingly persuasive supernatural evidence.
- What is Apartment 143 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Apartment 143 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Apartment 143 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Apartment 143 as mild.
- What did critics think of Apartment 143?
- Critics broadly found the film an unconvincing and derivative found-footage horror exercise with weak scares and limited atmosphere.
- Which films are like Apartment 143?
- Films with a similar feel include Paranormal Activity, Grave Encounters, and The Taking of Deborah Logan.
- How long is Apartment 143?
- Apartment 143 runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Apartment 143?
- In United States, Apartment 143 streams on Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel.
