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Poltergeist
Summary: A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Release Date: June 04, 1982
Director:
Tobe Hooper
Runtime: 1 h 54 min
MPAA: PG
Movie budget: $ 10,700,000
Domestic: $ 77,177,301
International: $ 52,670
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