Paranormal Activity 4

"All the activity has led to this..."

2012 1h 27m EN

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5.4

MID

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23%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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4.7

IMDB

★5.4TMDB · 2,091🥫23%Rotten Tomatoes●40Metacritic★4.7IMDB · 74,918

Horror

Synopsis

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It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.

“All the activity has led to this...”

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Cast

Katie Featherston
Katie Featherston
Kathryn Newton
Alex Nelson
Matt Shively
Ben
Aiden Lovekamp
Wyatt Nelson
Brady Allen
Robbie
Stephen Dunham
Doug Nelson
Alexondra Lee
Holly Nelson
Georgica Pettus
Sarah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Henry Joost
Writers: Christopher Landon, Chad Feehan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $143M — a 28.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Paranormal Activity Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Henry Joost, shot by Doug Emmett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gregory Plotkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Katie Featherston and Kathryn Newton and Matt Shively carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All the activity has led to this...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Henry Joost directs. Doug Emmett behind the camera. Gregory Plotkin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Grossed $143M — a 28.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Part of the "Paranormal Activity Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Henry Joost, shot by Doug Emmett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Gregory Plotkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Katie Featherston and Kathryn Newton and Matt Shively carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "All the activity has led to this...".
9IMDB entry: tt2109184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 21 themes, including "garage", "supernatural", "poltergeist", "halloween".

The technical file

Cinematography: Doug Emmett
Editing: Gregory Plotkin
Production design: Jennifer Spence
Costume design: Leah Butler
Makeup / hair: Marsha Shearrill
VFX supervisor: Eddie Pasquarello
Sound: Daniel Wehr
Stunt coordinator: James Armstrong
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $142,802,657
Return: 2856% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes: 23% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 40/100
IMDB rating: 4.7/10 · 74,918 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins total

Part of

Paranormal Activity Collection

An American found footage horror film series based on the haunting of families.

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Henry Joost

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Ahmad2022-11-01
★ 4/10
“My Disappointment Is Immeasurable and My Day Is Ruined.” Yeah, I’m going to use a meme to describe the film, since that’s what it is. In any case, what the hell. In my opinion, this is one of the most pointless films ever made. This doesn’t work either as a continuation or as a standalone film. It’s a massive slap in the face to the people who have supported the series throughout the years. The other films weren’t exactly masterpieces, but they all kind of worked; I’m disappointed to see that this one is just a blatant cash grab. To top it all off, it’s the least frightening of the bunch. If you plan on seeing this, prepare to be disappointed. ___ Rating: 4.5/10 *(More Unfavourable than Favourable)
Andre Gonzales2023-07-25
★ 7/10
This the baby has been adopted by a good loving family. He doesn't know who he really is. He will learn though.