Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found that the film connects franchise mythology but offers diminished scares, repetitive execution, and strained found-footage logic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ryan and Emily discover a camera whose lens exposes paranormal activity around the family and connects the new story to earlier events.
The Fleeges move into a suburban home whose garage tapes and paranormal manifestations transform ordinary family spaces into sites of danger.
The re-emergence of young Kristi and Katie and the recovered tapes tie the Fleeges' haunting to unresolved events from the series.
The film combines faux-documentary footage, home recordings, and camera-mediated glimpses of supernatural activity.
Films like Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, and why
Paranormal Activity
shared found-footage horror, domestic setting, supernatural haunting, and escalating family dread
Sinister
shared domestic supernatural horror, demonic threat, and voyeuristic camera-based suspense
The Taking of Deborah Logan
shared found-footage structure, haunted-house atmosphere, and family-centered paranormal terror
Movie Details
- Director
- Gregory Plotkin
- Release Date
- 2015-10-21
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (1512)
Cast
- Chris J. Murray
- Brit Shaw
- Ivy George
- Dan Gill
- Olivia Taylor Dudley
- Chloe Csengery
- Jessica Tyler Brown
- Don McManus
- Michael Krawic
- Hallie Foote
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, 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: The Ghost Dimension about?
- A suburban family’s discovery of a spirit-revealing camera opens a terrifying link between their daughter and the haunted history of their new home.
- What is Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension as moderate.
- What did critics think of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension?
- Critics broadly found that the film connects franchise mythology but offers diminished scares, repetitive execution, and strained found-footage logic.
- Which films are like Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension?
- Films with a similar feel include Paranormal Activity, Sinister, and The Taking of Deborah Logan.
- How long is Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension?
- Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension?
- In United States, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
