Poltergeist is a forgettable diversion – one that may satisfy casual viewers looking for a mildly eerie (and sometimes humorous) ghost story.
After losing his job to corporate layoffs, Eric Bowen (Sam Rockwell) is forced to relocate his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt), two daughters (Saxon Sharbino as well as Kennedi Clements), and son (Kyle Catlett) to a more affordable neighborhood. Burdened by mounting debt, the couple struggle to find a new home but settle on a modest fixer-upper after their realtor suggests recent foreclosures around the area have created wiggle room in local real estate pricing. However, as the family gets set up in their new house, six-year-old Maddy begins to notice strange events: moving objects, static-electricity discharges, and voices that no one else can hear.
Middle-child Griffin begins to worry these unexplainable occurrences are something sinister – and tries to warn his family. Unfortunately, the concerns are dismissed by his parents, who believe …
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