The Conjuring (2013)
84%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: 15 wins & 22 nominations
Well-crafted and gleefully creepy, The Conjuring ratchets up dread through a series of effective old-school scares
If you’re looking for a movie that will make you jump out of your seat and scream, then The Conjuring is the perfect choice. This movie uses all the classic horror movie tropes, but it does it so well that you won’t even care. From the creepy music to the dark, foreboding atmosphere, The Conjuring will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Just don’t watch it alone in the dark!
Production Company(ies)
Jolly Film Constantin Film Ocean Films,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
North Carolina, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror
Year of Release
2013
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 51m
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Language(s):English, Latin
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2013 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2013
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, directed by James Wan, written by Chad Hayes, Carey W Hayes, horror, $137.4M box office, R MPAA rating, reviewed by Chris Stuckmann, Paul Byrnes, Scott Marks, Evan Williams, Wesley Morris, Anthony Quinn, Josh Parham, Richard Propes, Disturbing Violence and Terror, produced by Tony DeRosa-Grund, Peter Safran, Rob Cowan
Worldwide gross: $320,406,242
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $407,027,439
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 378
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 44,386,853
US/Canada gross: $137,446,368
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $174,604,723
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 433
US/Canada opening weekend: $41,855,326
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $53,170,831
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 206
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $20,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $25,406,961
Production budget ranking: 1,237
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $13,681,648
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $367,938,830
ROI to date (est.): 941%
ROI ranking: 137
Patrick Wilson – Ed Warren
Lili Taylor – Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston – Roger Perron
Shanley Caswell – Andrea
Hayley McFarland – Nancy
Director(s)
James Wan
Writer(s)
Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes
Producer(s)
Tony DeRosa-Grund, Peter Safran, Rob Cowan
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
15 wins & 22 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (224) | Top Critics (62) | Fresh (192) | Rotten (32)
The Conjuring’s use of tension, atmosphere, and suggestion prove that the scariest thing to an audience has nothing to do with what you see, but what you don’t.
April 23, 2015 | Rating: B+
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
TOP CRITIC
Wan uses every horror cliche with blithe confidence. He knows no one is immune if the effects are sturdily built, and not too literal.
October 14, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
The trailer for The Conjuring is scarier than most horror features of recent vintage, and the feature makes good on the promise.
October 14, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
Scott Marks
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
This one never really takes hold and goes horribly wrong about 20 minutes before the end.
October 14, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
Evan Williams
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Every hand that reaches into a wardrobe, every nervous trip into that basement just gets on your nerves. Satan needs to get over himself.
January 6, 2014
Wesley Morris
Grantland
TOP CRITIC
Advance word that this would be the scariest horror since Amityville proves well wide of the mark.
December 16, 2013 | Rating: 2/5
Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The scares are built up more through quiet tension that is commendably shot and executed and a nice atmosphere is created that helps to present a very unnerving tone.
May 27, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Josh Parham
Next Best Picture
Remarkably retro yet effective in its chills and thrills.
September 5, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
If you’re looking for some really good scares, The Conjuring is what you want.
July 17, 2020
Damond Fudge
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
“The Conjuring,” takes pages from two of our favorite subgenres-the haunted house and the exorcism-and combines them to great effect to tell a purportedly true tale of real life terror.
July 8, 2020 | Rating: B
Brent McKnight
The Last Thing I See
Horror junkies will find ‘life after death’ when watching The Conjuring; a dark, overwhelming and chilling film that constantly shoots fear to entertain. [Full review in Spanish]
June 25, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
Fans of James Wan’s previous output, or fans of haunted tales of abject terror, will find a lot to love in The Conjuring, even if it ultimately falls short of “all time great” status in a busy and convoluted climax.
March 31, 2020
Ed Travis
Hollywood Jesus…
Plot
In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat this spectral menace at its source that threatens to destroy everyone involved.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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