- Released
- September 23, 1982
1
Sources- 1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0084516/releaseinfoRetrieved 2017-04-14
- , 1982
- September 23, 1982
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
5
Sources- 1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 2.Stated in FilmAffinityRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 3.stopklatka.pl/film/duch-1982Retrieved 2016-05-08
- 4.Stated in AdoroCinemaRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 5.Stated in AlloCinéRetrieved 2016-05-08
- Tobe Hooper
- Screenwriter
- Producer
- Cast
- Craig T. Nelson
4
Sources- 1.stopklatka.pl/film/duch-1982Retrieved 2016-05-08
- 2.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 3.Stated in AdoroCinemaRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 4.Stated in AlloCinéRetrieved 2016-05-08
- , JoBeth Williams
5
Sources- 1.Stated in FilmAffinityRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 2.stopklatka.pl/film/duch-1982Retrieved 2016-05-08
- 3.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 4.Stated in AdoroCinemaRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 5.Stated in AlloCinéRetrieved 2016-05-08
- , Beatrice Straight
4
Sources- 1.stopklatka.pl/film/duch-1982Retrieved 2016-05-08
- 2.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 3.Stated in AdoroCinemaRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 4.Stated in AlloCinéRetrieved 2016-05-08
- , Dominique Dunne
1
- +13 more
- Craig T. Nelson
- Runtime
- 110 min
- , 114 min
- Genre
- horror film
3
Sources- 1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 2.Stated in FilmAffinityRetrieved 2016-05-08
- 3.stopklatka.pl/film/duch-1982Retrieved 2016-05-08
- , ghost film
- , supernatural horror film
- +3 more
- horror film
- Country of origin
Overview
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190 statements · 34% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Title
- Poltergeist
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Sound Editing(February 17, 1983) nominee: Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson · statement is subject of: 55th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Original Score(February 17, 1983) nominee: Jerry Goldsmith · statement is subject of: 55th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects(February 17, 1983) nominee: Richard Edlund, Michael Wood · statement is subject of: 55th Academy Awards
- MPA film rating
- PG rating certificate id: 26466
- Assessment
- Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
- 2.Stated in Poltergeist
- reverse Bechdel Test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
1
- Mako Mori test assessment outcome: passes
1
- reverse Mako Mori test assessment outcome: passes
1
- Vito Russo test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- Shukla Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- Riz Test assessment outcome: not applicable
1
- Landau Test assessment outcome: passes
1
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- reverse Landau Test assessment outcome: passes
1
- Waithe Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- reverse Waithe Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- Feldman Test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: no points for Feldman Criterion (a), no point for Feldman Criterion (b) · review score: 2/10
2
- Tyrion Test assessment outcome: surpasses
1
- Russ Test assessment outcome: passes
1
- Tauriel Test assessment outcome: passes
1
- Raleigh Becket Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 1/3
1
- Topside Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- Coates Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- BubbleGum Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- AfroBubbleGum Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- Celia Imrie Test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
- Review score
- 7.3/10(March 23, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 194,000 global user rating
1
- 79/100(October 8, 2025) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 16 critic review
- 88%(November 8, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 76 critic review
- 7.3/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
1
- 7.3/10(March 23, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 194,000 global user rating
- Australian Classification
- M(since 1982) rating certificate id: 00502C1B3A79 · distribution format: 35 mm film
On other databases
92 identifiers linking Poltergeist across the web's reference databases
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