Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

Name: Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Released: October 29, 2021
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Colin Keane, Dan Lippert, Emily Bader, Gunner Wright, Henry Ayres-Brown

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Paramount+ | Release Date (Streaming): October 29, 2021 | R

Starring: Colin Keane, Dan Lippert, Emily Bader, Gunner Wright, Henry Ayres-Brown, Jill Andre, Kyli Zion, Roland Buck III, Tom Nowicki, Wesley Han

Summary: A documentary filmmaker follows Margot (Emily Bader) as she heads to a secluded Amish community, in the hopes of meeting and learning about her long-lost mother and extended family. Following a string of strange occurrences and discoveries, she soon realizes this community that welcomed them into their home might be hiding something sinister.

Director: William Eubank

Genre(s): Mystery, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Oct 29, 2021

The result is a breezy but chilling romp through a haunted rural farmhouse, seen through extremely high-resolution handheld camera work. Like most studio horror movies these days, it looks a lot better than it should, and slaps a bit less. Read full review

Rob Rector

Oct 30, 2021

By its conclusion, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin accomplishes its task of delivering a suitable level of scares in time for the witching season. Read full review

Scott Campbell

Nov 2, 2021

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin doesn't reinvent the wheel, and it won't win over many new converts, but it's the best entry in the franchise for a long time. Read full review

Lex Briscuso

Oct 29, 2021

Things like a film’s cast, script or direction can keep us interested and giving a damn—but all of those elements fell flat in this installment. Read full review

Anya Stanley

Oct 29, 2021

Though Eubank and Landon deserve some credit for mixing up the Paranormal Activity storytelling formula, it remains clear that there’s not many scares left to milk from this franchise. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Oct 29, 2021

Without the franchise pull behind it, Next of Kin is a rather anonymous horror of demonic possession, competently made and with decent acting but indistinguishable from the pack, where predictability wins over personality. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Oct 29, 2021

The “Paranormal Activity” films, to their credit, build slowly, backloading the chills in the second half. That means, to get through that first hour, the characters have to be interesting, but these self-absorbed Gen Z wannabe filmmakers are anything but. Read full review

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Braxtonbroeker

Jan 2, 2022

The ratings here will forever make me not take ratings seriously for movies. People always love to complain and especially for horror movies if it’s not “The Shining” it’s not a good movie. This movie is fantastic. It’s a must watch.

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Jonbroeker

Jan 1, 2022

Absolutely phenomenal. I’m not sure what the rest of the trolls are thinking. keep in mind this is the internet and people are always FAR quicker to run and complain than to compliment. This such a fresh change of page from the usual movies franchise makes. It was one of the scariest moviesAbsolutely phenomenal. I’m not sure what the rest of the trolls are thinking. keep in mind this is the internet and people are always FAR quicker to run and complain than to compliment. This such a fresh change of page from the usual movies franchise makes. It was one of the scariest movies I’ve seen in a long time!! It’s a must watch.… Expand

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PontiacWeiss

Nov 7, 2021

Phenomenal new coat of paint for the "Paranormal Activity" franchise in my opinion. The door is wide open for this reboot's 'sequel' possibilities. Excited for the future!

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Gamefreak934

Jan 1, 2022

I’m not sure what is wrong with the critics here. This is hands down one of the best of the series and top 10 of my favorite scary movies of all time. I have never had my wife literally quit watching and stop watching before. This movie is SCARY!! I love it!! This keeps you on the edge ofI’m not sure what is wrong with the critics here. This is hands down one of the best of the series and top 10 of my favorite scary movies of all time. I have never had my wife literally quit watching and stop watching before. This movie is SCARY!! I love it!! This keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s wonderful.… Expand

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humd1nger

Oct 30, 2021

Not sure I understand the negative reviews. This is easily one of the best of the series. If you're a fan this series at all then you'll like this one. It doesn't continue the story from the others but that story's pretty much been overdone. The story in this one is better anyway.

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Panchogul

Oct 31, 2021

Posiblemente ésta pudo ser cualquier película bajo el nombre de Paranormal Activity debido a la infinidad de películas de este tipo, pero aún así es una de las mejores de la franquicia superando a la mayoría de la saga principal exceptuando PA3 que para mí es la mejor. La historia mePosiblemente ésta pudo ser cualquier película bajo el nombre de Paranormal Activity debido a la infinidad de películas de este tipo, pero aún así es una de las mejores de la franquicia superando a la mayoría de la saga principal exceptuando PA3 que para mí es la mejor. La historia me recuerda ligeramente a Midsommar por la temática que abarca y por el ritmo que tiene, pero nada es lo que parece hasta el tercer acto que es donde empieza lo realmente bueno, en fin, creo que este reinicio funcionó para mí y ojalá sigan desde aquí con la franquicia.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Nov 6, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By quality merits, this is without a doubt the best looking movie of this franchise. By far.

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin plays with some different rules, but the focus continues within the cults, witches, and demons. Only this time we're in the present, and both the tone and atmosphere of this story are clearly inspired by horror movies like The Witch, It Happens At Night, Apostle, and more like them.

But that's the only decent thing it tries to emulate, the rest of it, is the same, tedious, repetitive and generic search for answers, from the characters who got into the situation in which they are simply because the script arranged like that, and therefore now they must face the consequences of their ineptitude.

Even with its short duration, the paranoia the film tries to induce is not functional because six previous films have already prepared you for everything you could expect in this franchise, and this tale never tries to do something new.

There's something demonic at the end of the road, and in this case it looks too much like Tristana Medeiros from the REC series.
The last minutes are the only ones that could be considered as true horror because they are trying to escape while being chased by this entity.

And the ending that works more like an epilogue of sorts, feels exactly like the ending of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, with another demon loose in the world. Only this time, it feels like we're starting over.
I can only wish that's not the case.… Expand

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