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Ethan Hawke, James Ransone, Vincent D'Onofrio, Fred Dalton Thompson, Nicholas T. King ... see more see more... , Clare Foley

A true crime novelist (Ethan Hawke) struggling to find his next big story, moves his family into a house where the horrific murder of an entire family took place. But after finding a box of home video... read more read more...s in which other families are also brutally murdered, his investigation leads him to a supernatural entity that may be placing his own family in harm's way. -- (C) Summit

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Directed by: Scott Derrickson

Release Date: October 5, 2012

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Eric D. Snider
March 13, 2012
Eric D. Snider, Film.com

Your pants. Do you like having them scared off you? Then you and your pants will enjoy Sinister. Full Review

Peter Debruge
March 12, 2012
Peter Debruge, Variety

The scares are not just intense but unyielding in this compelling horror yarn from The Exorcism of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson. Full Review

Chris Tilly
March 13, 2012
Chris Tilly, IGN Movies UK

While Sinister is hardly a game-changer, it is an extremely effective horror feature; one that creates its own highly original mythology, and wholeheartedly terrifies from start-to-finish. Full Review

Drew McWeeny
March 12, 2012
Drew McWeeny, HitFix

A controlled and sophisticated slow-burn horror film. Full Review

Fred Topel
March 12, 2012
Fred Topel, Crave Online

Horror fans will love the way it delivers on the genre with some inventive artistic flourish. Full Review

Todd Gilchrist
March 12, 2012
Todd Gilchrist, The Playlist

As a horror movie that's incredibly effective and yet evaporates pretty quickly once it's over, Scott Derrickson's Sinister defines the difference between "scary" and "haunting." Full Review

John Gholson
March 12, 2012
John Gholson, Movies.com

A hair-raising descent into terror that evokes the spirit of horror classics like Changeling or The Amityville Horror. Full Review

Eric Kohn
March 12, 2012
Eric Kohn, indieWIRE

The movie makes up for uneven dialogue and pacing issues through sheer horrific imagery, starting with the first shot. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
March 12, 2012
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

A bump-in-the-night haunted house tale that brings something new (and creepy) to the table. Full Review

Brad Miska
March 11, 2012
Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting

'Sinister' is so incredibly stupid. But it IS SCARY. The best way to describe it is '8MM' meets 'Paranormal Activity.' Full Review

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