Is Insidious (2010) scary?

Yes — Insidious (2010) is consistently scary. As a supernatural film, it scored 8.0/10 for fear, 8.2/10 for atmosphere, and 7.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

When did Insidious (2010) come out, and is it streaming?

Insidious (2010)'s US theatrical release date is April 1, 2011. Its streaming and digital release date is July 2, 2011.

How many jump scares are in Insidious (2010)?

Insidious (2010) has 24 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

What are some films like Insidious (2010)?

Films similar to Insidious (2010) on Watch Darkly include Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Paranormal Activity (2007), The Babadook (2014) — selected by cosine similarity on the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Insidious

Name: Insidious
Genre: horror
Released: 2011-04-01
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.8

2010 · PG-13 · 1h 43m

It's not the house that's haunted.

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release & where to watch

US theatrical: April 1, 2011
Streaming & digital: July 2, 2011

Curator Score

7.8

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings · How we score

Driven by fear and atmosphere, light on gore.

Jump scares

Insidious has 24 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.8Overall

Fear8.0

Gore2.5

Atmosphere8.2

Intensity5.0

Genres

horror

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Details

Budget$1.5M

Box office$97M

Directed by

James Wan

Written by

Leigh Whannell

Cinematography

John R. Leonetti, David M. Brewer

Music

Joseph Bishara

Starring

Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert · Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert · Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier · Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert · Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert · Leigh Whannell as Specs · Angus Sampson as Tucker · Andrew Astor as Foster Lambert