Insidious Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The Further You Travel, The Darker It Gets

Amy Renner

Last modified: May. 22, 2011

Insidious

Release Date: Friday, April 1, 2011 Theaters

Director: James Wan

Starring: Rose Byrne • Patrick Wilson • Barbara Hershey • Ty Simpkins • Andrew Astor

PG-13 Horror 1 hr, 42 m

4.2 / 5.0

92% WILL SEE 8% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A young family makes the terrifying discovery that the body of their comatose son has become a conduit for the supernatural, while his consciousness is held hostage in the dark and insidious realm known as The Further.

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Who stars in Insidious – Cast List

Rose Byrne
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Troy
Patrick Wilson
Jay Kelly, The Conjuring: Last Rites
Barbara Hershey
Black Swan, Insidious: Chapter 2
Ty Simpkins
The Nice Guys, Jurassic World
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Andrew Astor
Insidious: The Red Door
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Lin Shaye
Insidious: The Bleeding World, Insidious: Chapter 2

Who is making Insidious – Crew List

A look at Insidious behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director James Wan last helmed Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Malignant. The film's writer Leigh Whannell last penned Wolf Man and The Invisible Man.

Director: James Wan
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Producers: Jason Blum
Oren Peli
Steven Schneider

Studios: FilmDistrict
Production Company: Alliance Films
Blumhouse Productions
Haunted Films
ROOM 101

Production – What we know about the Insidious

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2010

Completed

Changed Insidious movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jan 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material, violence, terror and frightening images, and brief strong language
Runtime: 1 hr, 42 m
Tagline: The Further You Travel, The Darker It Gets
Also known as: The Further, The Astral
Language: English

Insidious Trailers and Clips

Insidious

Theatrical Teaser

Insidious Release Date: When was the film released?

Insidious was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, April 1 , 2011. The film was released in approximately 2,408 theaters. There were 11 11 other movies released on the same date, including Source Code, Hop and Super.