The Conjuring
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- Directed by
- James Wan
- Written by
- Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes
- Produced by
- Jeff Halsey, Rob Cowan, Tony DeRosa-Grund, Peter Safran, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter, Lorraine Warren
Why it’s HorroRated
The Conjuring is a modern haunted house film that understands what the form requires: characters you care about before the terror arrives, a building that feels inhabited rather than designed, and a director who knows when to withhold and when to release. James Wan made the definitive version of this premise and launched a universe around it. Essential.
Synopsis
Ed and Lorraine work the Perron family case in 1971 Rhode Island, where the history of the house turns out to be longer and stranger than initially apparent. James Wan shoots the period setting with a visual grammar that references classic horror without feeling derivative. The ensemble is strong and the film builds its dread through accumulation rather than shock.
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Where to watch The Conjuring
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- HBO Max
- Rent or buy
- Prime Video · Apple TV · Plex · YouTube · Google Play · Fandango at Home
Streaming in the US changes often. Listings from JustWatch via TMDB, checked November 10, 2026.See every option
Quick facts
- Release date
- July 18, 2013
- Runtime
- 1 hour 52 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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