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The Conjuring

2013 · 112 min · Horror / Thriller · TMDB 7.5

The short version:Classic haunted-house ride. Loud, well-built jump scares, a possessed mother, a kidnapped-child finale. Not gory, not bleak.

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Scare profile

Editorial baseline. Add your own report to refine it.

Scary7.0
TameNightmare fuel
Dread6.0
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares8.0
NoneConstant
Disturbing3.0
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim3.0
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

What is in it

Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.

Violence & gore

  • Realistic, grounded violenceBriefinferred from keywords
  • Graphic goreNoneeditorial

Children & pregnancy

  • Child in dangerModerateeditorial
  • Child harmed or killedBriefeditorial
    Details (may spoil)
    • Backstory involves a witch and infanticide, discussed rather than shown.

Animals

  • Animal harmed or killedBriefeditorial
    Details (may spoil)
    • The family dog dies off screen early on.

Mental health & grief

  • SuicideBriefeditorial
    Details (may spoil)
    • A historical hanging is part of the backstory and shown briefly.

Phobias & sensory

  • Dolls, puppets & mannequinsModerateeditorial
  • Claustrophobia & confinementBriefinferred from keywords

Religion & the occult

  • Demons & possessionHeavyeditorial
  • Cults & religious extremismBriefeditorial