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The Conjuring

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• Documentary
• Drama

• 2013
• James Wan
• 107 mins
• 15

Summary

Supernatural horror starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga and Lili Taylor. In 1971, Roger and Carolyn Perron move into a run-down Rhode Island farmhouse with their five daughters and set about doing up the place. However, after finding a hidden basement, they are terrorised by such malevolent forces that in desperation they turn to renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren to stop the disturbance.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Before they investigated the notorious Amityville haunting, real-life demonologist Ed Warren and his clairvoyant wife Lorraine supported the Perron family through a supernatural onslaught at their Rhode Island farmhouse in 1971. The Warrens are played here by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, opposite Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston as the new homeowners whose five daughters are first to sense a hateful entity linking back to the Salem witch trials. Director James Wan gets double the impact by combining this "true" story with echoes of his own films, including Saw and Dead Silence. The effect is seamless in what is, initially, a superbly produced, potent tale of things going bump in the night. But after a terrific "lifting the sheet" scene, the spectre becomes a bit of a wet blanket, and the finale turns into a long-winded tribute to The Exorcist. It's clear where this is all headed, but Wan sure does know his way around a haunted house.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameLorraine WarrenVera FarmigaEd WarrenPatrick WilsonCarolyn PerronLili TaylorRoger PerronRon LivingstonChristine PerronJoey KingAndrea PerronShanley CaswellNancy PerronHaley McFarlandCynthia PerronMackenzie FoyApril PerronKyla DeaverJudy WarrenSterling Jerins

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Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2013-08-02

Languages

English | Latin

Guidance

Violence.

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DVD

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