Is The Conjuring scary?

Yes — The Conjuring is consistently scary. As a family film, it scored 9.0/10 for fear, 9.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.3/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in The Conjuring?

The Conjuring has 12 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Conjuring?

The Conjuring is tagged as family, possession, haunted house on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Conjuring

Name: The Conjuring
Genre: horror
Released: 2013-07-19
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 8.3

2013 · R · 1h 52m

Based on the true case files of the Warrens.

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

8.3

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Built on fear and atmosphere, light on gore.

Jump scares

The Conjuring has 12 jump scares. Compare counts

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8.3Overall

Fear9.0

Gore2.0

Atmosphere9.0

Intensity7.5

Genres

horror

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Details

Budget$20M

Box office$319.5M

Directed by

James Wan

Written by

Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes

Cinematography

John R. Leonetti

Music

Joseph Bishara

Starring

Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren · Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren · Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron · Ron Livingston as Roger Perron · Hayley McFarland as Nancy · Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren · Shanley Caswell as Andrea · Mackenzie Foy as Cindy

Production

Evergreen Media Group, New Line Cinema, The Safran Company

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