Where to Watch Sinister
- Kevin Ward7 lipca 2025After seeing The Black Phone with my oldest son, we decided to check this out together since it seems to have many of the same ingredients that worked so well. Scott Derrickson direction, Ethan Hawke starring, children in peril, serial killer with a supernatural slant and of course some grainy video footage. We both had a great time with this. It’s not as scary as I was expecting. Kind of felt like he could have prevented the whole scenario by 1. Not moving into the murder house and/or 2. Turning on some god damn lights. It does have some genuine creep out moments, particularly when there’s creepy ass kids involved. It’s has a satisfyingly deranged ending. Great flick.
- rg940031 października 2025This was the last movie I had to watch from the Science of Scare list which ranks horror moves based on viewer heart rates and heart rate variance. This movie was ranked first, above every other entry in the list. This is actually my second time watching the movie. I don't remember much from my first watch outside of hating the ending, and I had rated it 5/10. This time, I went in with an open mind and let it wash over me, watching it in the dark and fully paying attention. This is a scary movie. A very scary movie. There are a lot of jump scares, some of which really made my heart pound. However, the real scares come from the quieter moments. The sequences where the audio isn't building up to a crescendo like the traditional horror movie trope. In fact, there is one sequence where he is just walking around his house in silence, brilliantly filmed and really effective at creating atmosphere. I was literally jumping at shadows, thinking there where things in wide shots that did not exist. There is this muted soundtrack with garbled children voices that plays during certain scenes that by itself is super creepy and distinctive. It also just has some really unsettling and upsetting subject matter. I can confirm that my heart rate was much higher than when I had watched a lot of the other movies on the list. I also just have to admire the technical craft of the movie. The imagery is memorable, and it doesn't rely on shaky cameras. Even if there is home footage, it isn't overly aged and instead moves slowly, deliberately, smoothly. There isn't an over-reliance on gore, yet it still feels a lot more violent than some of the bloodier movies. With effective jump scares, a heightened atmosphere, and a lingering impact, it really hits multiple checkboxes in terms of horror. Look, I still hate the ending. It is abrupt and jarring. While I get what it is doing thematically, it also feels like it doesn't land the message. Outside of Ethan Hawke's character, everyone else is basically a cardboard cutout, and had we gotten more time with the characters, maybe the ending would have worked better. The plot isn't super dynamic. These are all valid complaints, and I am sure that was my focus in my initial watch. However, if you are looking for a fright fest, this is about as good as it gets.
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Sinister was released on 5 października 2012.
Sinister was directed by Scott Derrickson.
Sinister has a runtime of 1 h 50 min.
Sinister was produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Jason Blum.
Ellison (Ethan Hawke) jest pisarzem, zajmującym się opisywaniem prawdziwych przestępstw. Z nadzieją na napisanie bestsellera, który ożywi jego karierę, wprowadza się z rodziną do nowego domu. Na jego strychu znajduje pudło ze starymi domowymi filmami, obrazującymi życie poprzednich mieszkańców domu, jak również ich morderstwa. Na każdym z filmów Ellison zauważa niezidentyfikowaną postać. Odkrywa w końcu, że wszystkie morderstwa mają związek z nadprzyrodzoną istotą i szybko okazuje się, że teraz to jego rodzina jest w niebezpieczeństwie.
The key characters in Sinister are Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke), Tracy Oswalt (Juliet Rylance), Professor Jonas (Vincent D'Onofrio).
Sinister is rated 16.
Sinister is a Horror, Thriller, Tajemnica film.
Sinister has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.
Sinister had a budget of 3 mln USD.
Sinister has made 82,5 mln USD at the box office.