Highest-Rated Movies about 'Poltergeist'

The Haunting (1963), Poltergeist (1982), The Changeling (1980), The Frighteners (1996), Under the Shadow (2016), 1408 (2007), Odd Thomas (2013), The Legend of Hell House (1973) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Poltergeist movies.

#16. House on Haunted Hill (1999)

Storyline: When an eccentric millionaire offer a group of opposites $1,000,000 to spend the night in a so called "Haunted House" with a murderous past, they figure it is a quick way to get quick money and leave. All of them are sure it is some made up story just to mess with their heads a little and test their courage. But, once they stay in the house they start to think about the mistake they made in coming there when mysterious things start to happen.

Plot Keywords: stupid victim, corpse, female nudity, breasts, strapped to a bed, haunted house, characters killed one by one ...

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#17. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

Storyline: Eager to start afresh, the unsuspecting couple of Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville. However, right from the very first night, strange paranormal experiences shatter the Montellis' fantasy, as the restless spirits of the dead and the new home's dark secrets open the unfathomable black portal of hell. Now, the family's older child, Sonny, has become the perfect vessel of destruction, as the invisible demonic forces claim his soul. Can Father Frank Adamsky cleanse the infernal Amityville House?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: brother sister incest, incest, sex, haunted house, dysfunctional family, female nudity, panties ...

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#18. Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Storyline: A group of teens including Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks are invited to spend a night in Hell House. Professor Oldman has convinced them it is for a school project, but the night won't go past quietly. Master Kane is long dead, but still plans on enjoying himself, especially with Alex Monday. When things really start getting bad, the gang must work together to find a way to capture this ghostly menace.

Plot Keywords: blow job, female nudity, hand job, bra, oral sex, panties, sex in car ...

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#19. When the Lights Went Out (2012)

Storyline: Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Len, Jenny and their daughter Sally must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: school bus, bus, crying girl, flashlight, wind, power outage, hair salon ...

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#20. Ghostbusters (2016)

Storyline: Paranormal researcher Abby Yates and physicist Erin Gilbert are trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. When strange apparitions appear in Manhattan, Gilbert and Yates turn to engineer Jillian Holtzmann for help. Also joining the team is Patty Tolan, a lifelong New Yorker who knows the city inside and out. Armed with proton packs and plenty of attitude, the four women prepare for an epic battle as more than 1,000 mischievous ghouls descend on Times Square.

Plot Keywords: vomiting, feminism, reboot, male objectification, flatulence, farting, fart joke ...

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#21. An American Haunting (2005)

Storyline: In 2006, in Red River, Tennessee, a teenager has frequent nightmares. Her mother reads an old letter from 1817 written by her ancestor, Lucy Bell. After a dispute of lands judged by the church, her husband John Bell is cursed by his opponent Kathe Batts, who has a fame of being a witch. From this moment on, an entity threatens John and her daughter Betsy Bell, attacking the girl during the nights. With the support of Betsy's school teacher Richard Powell, who tries to find rational explanations for the manifestation; her brother John Bell Jr.; and their friend James Johnston, who unsuccessfully tries to exorcize the entity from the house, the family does their best to protect Betsy in the haunted house.

Plot Keywords: flashback, voice over letter, incest, sexual abuse, 2000s, teenage daughter, based on novel ...

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#22. The Quiet Ones (2014)

Storyline: In 1974, Oxford professor Joseph Coupland invites introspective lad Brian McNeil to film his experimental treatment of subject Jane Harper, aided by student assistants Krissi Dalton and Harry Abrams. Jane, a young woman with no memory of the past and repeatedly abandoned by foster families, believes herself possessed by a doll named Evey that gives her telekinetic power. Keeping her awake in an isolated house, Prof. Coupland intends that she puts her evil energy into an actual doll, thereafter destroying it to heal Jane. Amidst strange things happening in the house, Brian feels sorry for Jane and, researching her tattoo, learns an evil secret about Jane's past, and of Prof. Coupland's motivation.

Plot Keywords: experiment, 1970s, poltergeist, student, cameraman, film camera, paranormal phenomena ...

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#23. Don't Knock Twice (2016)

Storyline: The sculptor Jess unsuccessfully tries to retrieve the custody of her teenage daughter Chloe. During the night, Chloe and her boyfriend Danny play a prank challenging an urban legend: and they knock twice on the door of the witch Mary Aminov. Soon Danny is hunted down by a fiend and vanishes. When Chloe is haunted by the evil spirit, she flees to the house of her estranged mother and her husband Ben to stay with her mother. Soon the demon finds her and haunts the house while Ben is traveling. Jess' model Tira sees darkness around Chloe and she researches the Internet about the mystery. Meanwhile Detective Boardman is investigating the disappearance of Danny and suspects Jess is manipulating her troubled daughter.

Plot Keywords: mother daughter relationship, drawing, knocking on a door, door knocker, holding hands, poltergeist, levitation ...

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#24. The Haunting (1999)

Storyline: A remake of the classic 1963 movie "The Haunting" about a team of paranormal experts who look into strange occurrences in an ill-fated house. Through the course of the night some will unravel, some will question, and all will fight for their lives as the house fights back.

Plot Keywords: haunted house, mansion, greenhouse, old house, horror movie remake, loner, lesbian ...

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#25. Poltergeist (2015)

Storyline: Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan reimagine and contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.

Plot Keywords: father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, cell phone, power drill, thunderstorm, clown ...

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#26. At the Devil's Door (2013)

Storyline: When ambitious young real estate agent Leigh is asked to sell a house with a checkered past, she crosses paths with a disturbed girl whom she believes is the runaway daughter of the couple selling the property. When Leigh tries to intervene and help her, she becomes entangled with a supernatural force that soon pulls Leigh's artist sister Vera into its web - and has sinister plans for both of them.—Production

Plot Keywords: newborn baby, dead woman with eyes open, evil, alarm, hospital, adopted child, television ...

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#27. Poltergeist III (1988)

Storyline: Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?

Plot Keywords: mirror, poltergeist, skyscraper, psychic, chicago illinois, ghost, teenage girl ...

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#28. Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

Storyline: The story takes place in 2011, five years after Katie killed her boyfriend Micah, sister Kristi, her husband Daniel; and took their baby, Hunter. Story focuses on Alex and her family experiencing weird stuff since the new neighbors moved in the town.

Plot Keywords: surprise ending, brother sister relationship, child in peril, neck breaking, murder, filmed killing, levitation ...

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#29. Fertile Ground (2010)

Storyline: Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate's family home in New Hampshire. There, isolated and haunted by strange noises and horrifying visions, Emily learns she's pregnant while Nate is possessed by the homicidal spirit of his forefathers. In a house haunted by past victims, Emily learns that she's the latest target in a murderous tradition.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: bare chested male, haunting, female nudity, skull, stabbing, paranormal phenomena, poltergeist ...

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