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In this horror film, a suburban family is drawn into a terrifying ordeal when angry spirits invade their home and kidnap their daughter. Tobe Hooper directed this classic, which spawned sequels and a remake. Poltergeist is an Horror movie that was released in 1982 and has a run time of 1 hr 54 min. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.3 and a MetaScore of 79.

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Horror
PG
| 1982 | 1 hr 54 min | 7.3/10 | 79/100
Cast
Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne
Director
Tobe Hooper
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'Poltergeist' Remake Could Move Forward With Pulitzer Prize-Winner

So, a rarity emerges: a proposed remake of a cult favorite that has some talent behind it with some real credibility, and seems like it might have some potential. It the latest chapter of an ongoing quest to complete a remake of Steven Spielberg's 1982 horror classic "Poltergeist," the latest writer attached to pen the re-imagining is Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author David Lindsay-Abaire ("Oz: The Great and Powerful," "Rabbit Hole"), says New York Magazine.