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Sinister
- Theatrical - Wide 2012-10-12
- Cast Ethan Hawke Vincent D'Onofrio James Ransone Fred Thompson
- Directed by Scott Derrickson
- Written by Scott Derrickson
Box Office Gross:
$82,515,113
Running Time:
110 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Automatik Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions, Alliance Films, IM Global, Summit Entertainment
Genres:
JoBlo's Rating
Synopsis
True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn’t had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of... See more a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims’ home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.
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