Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed (Patrick Wilson) Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn (Lili Taylor) and Roger (Ron Livingston) Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. As the hauntings escalate, the Warrens soon find themselves in a terrifying fight for their lives.
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"...builds the many bumps in the night into a small Hitchcockian symphony of terror by way of long, eerie tracking shots, dramatic silences, and sudden scares that are frighteningly immersive." - New Yorker
"As an exercise in classical scare tactics, delivered through an escalating series of primo setpieces, The Conjuring is often supremely effective." - The AV Club
"The dread gathers and surges while the blood scarcely trickles in The Conjuring, a fantastically effective haunted-house movie." - New York Times