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Poltergeist
1982
Life is very pleasant for the close-knit Freeling family until a host of otherworldly forces invades their peaceful suburban home. It starts with just an odd occurrence or two, but soon their house is transformed into a swirling supernatural sideshow. The forces at work are anything but friendly, and if the luckless Freelings .. Read more
| Starring | JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne |
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| Director | Tobe Hooper, Steven Spielberg |
| Genres | Horror |
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Poltergeist
Life is very pleasant for the close-knit Freeling family until a host of otherworldly forces invades their peaceful suburban home. It starts with just an odd occurrence or two, but soon their house is transformed into a swirling supernatural sideshow. The forces at work are anything but friendly, and if the luckless Freelings don't clear out soon, they'll all be swept off into nightmarish chaos!
| Starring | JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Heather O'Rourke, Michael McManus, Dirk Blocker, James Karen, Oliver Robins, Zelda Rubinstein |
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| Director | Tobe Hooper, Steven Spielberg |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 50 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1982 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 09 Jul 2010 To Rent: DVD: 15 Oct 2007 Blu-ray: 13 Oct 2008 |
| LOVEFiLM Instant | £2.49 |
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Credited to Hooper, but every inch a Spielberg film, this is a barnstorming ghost story, set in one of the small... read more on Time Out
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Superb..and still SCARY!!
I remember being allowed to watch this when i thought i was old enough....how wrong was i,i still love this film and its still hugely scary....
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Just i remember
one of the best films to come from steven spielberg i remember watching this as a young boy and it is just as scary now as it was then this film still made me ... read more »
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What was that about the jam?
Stupefyingly hateful throughout except for the lady with the squeaky voice and the jam-smeared homecoming. What was with the jam?
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classic brilliance
amazing film, that everyones gotta see at least once.
this film even years later is one of the most scariest ghost films ever created.
the... read more » - 1102774
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Poltergeist - Blu-ray
A peaceful suburban home suddenly becomes a gateway for enraged ghosts who kidnap a little girl and take her to their twilight world. Hiring paranormal experts, the girl's family attempts to discover why she was taken and how to get her back. Great performances by all in this superlative ghost ...
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Poltergeist
Life is very pleasant for the close-knit Freeling family until a host of otherworldly forces invades their peaceful suburban home. It starts with just an odd occurrence or two, but soon their house is transformed into a swirling supernatural sideshow. The forces at work are anything but friendly, ...
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