Paranormal Activity
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Where to watch: Streaming on Hulu (US, subject to change)
Part of a series: Paranormal Activity Movies in Order · all 8 films
How it scared people
The vibe
A static bedroom camera, a timestamp, and a door that moves an inch. Peli's micro-budget experiment weaponized anticipation itself — audiences learned to dread the night-cycle hum. The template for a decade of found footage that never beat it.
Paranormal Activity (2007) Parents Guide
| MPA rating | No MPAA certificate (released outside the US system) |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 86 minutes |
| Jump scares | 4/5 — genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares |
| Gore | 1/5 — almost no gore |
| Dread | 3/5 — a lingering atmosphere that stays for the evening |
| Themes | a found-footage format some viewers find motion-sickness inducing; demonic possession |
Paranormal Activity carries no MPAA certificate. We score it 4/5 for jump scares, 1/5 for gore and 3/5 for lingering dread, over 86 minutes. Not graphic, but it works hard for the jolt. Older teens and adults — less for what it shows than for how long it stays with you.
We rate what the film does — scares, gore, dread — not scene-level content like language or nudity, which we don't track.
Before you press play
- How scary is Paranormal Activity?
- On our intensity scale, Paranormal Activity rates 8/10 for jump scares and 6/10 for dread. It is genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares.
- How gory is Paranormal Activity?
- Paranormal Activity rates 2/10 for gore — expect almost no gore.
- How long is Paranormal Activity?
- Paranormal Activity runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
- What is Paranormal Activity rated?
- Paranormal Activity has no MPAA certificate — common for films released outside the US. On our scale it rates 8/10 for jump scares, 2/10 for gore and 6/10 for dread.
- Where to watch Paranormal Activity (2007)?
- As of our last update, Paranormal Activity is streaming on Hulu in the US (checked 2026-09-14). Availability changes, so check your service before settling in.
