Paranormal Activity 4: The IMAX Experience

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  • Opened October 19, 2012 
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • R | Language and some violence/terror
  • It has been five years since Katie (Katie Featherston) murdered her sister and disappeared with her infant nephew, Hunter, in tow. Now, a new family is about to fall prey to nighttime terrors. A mysterious accident next door leads to teenage Alex (Kathryn Newton) and her family becoming the temporary guardians of Robbie (Brady Allen), a very creepy neighbor boy. Cameras installed throughout Alex's home capture the sinister events that unfold after Robbie's arrival. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, Aiden Lovekamp
  • Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
  • Genres: Horror, Suspense/Thriller

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Fan Reviews

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by Novandria

I was ready to get scared, scream and be terrified the rest of the night. I closed my eyes a couple of times where I felt something really bad was going to happen but that was it. The way they...

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by robert8268

another geat movie they never dissapoint. lots of good scares and overall another good story and imax is always great lound sounds are perfect for this type of movie....

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Paranormal Enough

by Godroses

To be honest, the commercial was equivalently as entertaining to watch, being that the viewers expectation of this film is very high based on those key parts advertised, however, despite the fact it...

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Critic Reviews

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Movieline
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The film is heavily reliant on jump scares, but its best moments are the ones before them, when the tension builds without the benefit of escalating music to queue you in to the approaching shock. Read full review

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Empire
| Kim Newman

Catfish pair Joost and Ariel Schulman keep the franchise firmly on track with a satisfyingly scary fourth instalment. Read full review

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New York Post
| Sara Stewart

This is hardly reinventing the wheel, but it is serviceable, if you're looking for a few shivery communal scares. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

The ending steals actionably from "The Blair Witch Project," the movie that helped spawn these first-person chillers. Read full review

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Kathryn Newton in "Paranormal Activity 4."