1982 · 1h 54m · Horror, Thriller
Poltergeist
Directed byTobe Hooper
IMDb
7.3
197K votes
Metacritic
79
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Rotten Tomatoes
88%
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Released Sep 23, 1982 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Critics (Metacritic)79
Audience (IMDb x 10)73
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 6 points.
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Cinematography
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Editing
- Michael Kahn
- Producers
- Frank MarshallSteven Spielberg
3 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Visual Effects · Academy Awards 1983Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1983Jerry Goldsmith
- NominatedBest Sound Editing · Academy Awards 1983Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson
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