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Poltergeist
1982
· Movie
· 114 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1656
- IMDb #1448
- Google retired #2401
- Rotten Tomatoes #1195
- Metacritic #767
- Letterboxd #2196
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1148
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1714
- Metacritic Critics #766
- Metacritic Audience #1046
- Criticker #1283
- Douban #1895
- Kinopoisk #2675
- AlloCiné #2051
- Trakt #1508
Every rating
54–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89. Critics average 84, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A suburban family's home is invaded by powerful and malevolent ghosts who communicate through the television set. The peaceful spirits initially intrigue them, but they soon turn hostile and abduct the family's youngest daughter into their spectral dimension, forcing them to call upon parapsychologists to get her back.
Details
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Writers
- Mark Victor, Michael Grais, Steven Spielberg
- Released
- 4 June 1982
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $10.7M
- Box office
- $121.7M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 11 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects 1983 | BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects | Winner | |
| Academy Award for Best Original Score 1983 | Academy Award for Best Original Score | Nominee | |
| Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing 1983 | Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing | Nominee | |
| Academy Award for Best Visual Effects 1983 | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects | Nominee | |
| Saturn Award for Best Actress – JoBeth Williams 1983 | Saturn Award for Best Actress – JoBeth Williams | Nominee | |
| Saturn Award for Best Director – Tobe Hooper 1983 | Saturn Award for Best Director – Tobe Hooper | Nominee | |
| Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film 1983 | Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film | Winner | |
| Saturn Award for Best Make-up 1983 | Saturn Award for Best Make-up | Winner |
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BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
1 nomination, 1 won
| BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects | Winner |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
1 nomination
| Academy Award for Best Original Score | Nominee |
Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing
1 nomination
| Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing | Nominee |
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
1 nomination
| Academy Award for Best Visual Effects | Nominee |
Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Saturn Award for Best Horror or Thriller Film | Winner |
Saturn Award for Best Make-up
1 nomination, 1 won
| Saturn Award for Best Make-up | Winner |
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress – Zelda Rubinstein
1 nomination, 1 won
| Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress – Zelda Rubinstein | Winner |
Saturn Award for Best Actress – JoBeth Williams
1 nomination
| Saturn Award for Best Actress – JoBeth Williams | Nominee |
Saturn Award for Best Director – Tobe Hooper
1 nomination
| Saturn Award for Best Director – Tobe Hooper | Nominee |
Saturn Award for Best Music – Jerry Goldsmith
1 nomination
| Saturn Award for Best Music – Jerry Goldsmith | Nominee |
Young Artist Award for Best Younger Supporting Actress – Heather O'Rourke
1 nomination
| Young Artist Award for Best Younger Supporting Actress – Heather O'Rourke | Nominee |