Paranormal Activity (2007)

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What happens when you sleep?

After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.

• Released: 2007-09-14
• Genres: Horror, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 26m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 5,588 votes

Directed by Oren Peli.

Top cast

• Katie Featherston as Katie Featherston
• Micah Sloat as Micah Sloat
• Mark Fredrichs as The Psychic
• Amber Armstrong as Amber
• Ashley Palmer as Diane
• Crystal Cartwright as Exorcism Nanny (uncredited)
• Spencer Marks as Dr. Johann Averies (uncredited)
• Randy McDowell as Lt. Randy Hudson (uncredited)
• James Piper as Richard (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Paranormal Activity

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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