Story Line
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
“They're here.”
Top Cast
JoBeth Williams
Diane Freeling
Craig T. Nelson
Steve Freeling
Beatrice Straight
Dr. Lesh
Dominique Dunne
Dana Freeling
Heather O'Rourke
Carol Anne Freeling
Oliver Robins
Robbie Freeling
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
1982-06-04
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Horror
Part of the Series
Poltergeist Collection
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User Reviews (5)
Ted Fraraccio
10/10
•3/27/2014One of the biggest moments of my childhood was seeing _Poltergeist_ for the first time at 7 years old. I saw it on a 4:3 set on a very old DVD in my parents' bedroom, after my mom had recently come home from the hospital after surgery. One night, my ...
John Chard
5/10
•2/8/2017We know it as the beast.
The Freeling family are happy and functioning perfectly well until one night their youngest daughter announces that thru the TV, the supernatural are here!
Poltergeist divides the horror crowd big time, the gore fans ar...
MaxTyrone
5/10
•3/28/2017Like most of my contemporaries, I remember as a kid staying up late at night during the AMC Halloween horror movie marathon week (or was it a complete 31 days?) and watching the Freeling family get spooked by some O. G. paranormal activity; watching ...
RLTMovieReview
10/10
•1/30/2020This movie holds a special place in my heart. Yes, by the standards of 2020 the special effects could be better. But we've seen the remake so we know new does not always mean improved.
This is what I like in a horror movie. Suitable for older k...