Overview
A family faces unspeakable horrors in their new home, where darkness lurks in every corner.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- foreboding
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a polished, effectively crafted classical haunted-house and exorcism movie whose atmosphere and scares outweigh its familiar story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Perron family's farmhouse progressively shifts from unsettling home to an active supernatural threat.
The film uses a slow creepy buildup of strange occurrences before its final confrontation with the evil entity.
Ed and Lorraine Warren enter the Perron family's crisis as experienced paranormal investigators who must apply both investigative and spiritual expertise.
Carolyn and Roger struggle to protect their children as the haunting targets the entire Perron household.
Films like The Conjuring, and why
The Amityville Horror
shared classical haunted house horror, escalating supernatural menace, and family-in-peril structure
The Exorcist
shared paranormal investigation, demonic threat, and sustained atmospheric dread
Insidious
shared haunted-house setting, investigative protagonists, and polished mainstream horror craftsmanship
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
shared possession narrative, religious intervention, and disturbing supernatural terror
Movie Details
- Director
- James Wan
- Release Date
- 2013-07-18
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (13111)
Cast
- Vera Farmiga
- Patrick Wilson
- Lili Taylor
- Ron Livingston
- Hayley McFarland
- Sterling Jerins
- Shanley Caswell
- Mackenzie Foy
- Joey King
- Kyla Deaver
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- AMC+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 The Conjuring about?
- A paranormal-investigating couple confronts a demonic haunting that has engulfed a vulnerable family in a Rhode Island farmhouse.
- What is The Conjuring like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Conjuring as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Conjuring violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Conjuring as mild.
- What did critics think of The Conjuring?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a polished, effectively crafted classical haunted-house and exorcism movie whose atmosphere and scares outweigh its familiar story.
- Which films are like The Conjuring?
- Films with a similar feel include The Amityville Horror, The Exorcist, Insidious, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
- How long is The Conjuring?
- The Conjuring runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Conjuring?
- In United States, The Conjuring streams on AMC+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
