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4 days ago · Discover the director's best movies, including The Conjuring, Furious 7, and Aquaman.
- Dead Silence
- Aquaman
- Death Sentence
- Insidious: Chapter 2
- Furious 7
- The Conjuring 2
- Saw
- Insidious
- The Conjuring
Welp, this list had to start somewhere but on the bright side, Dead Silence is the only James Wan-directed film that falls below a passable quality level. This one stars Ryan Kwanten as Jamie Ashen, a guy from Raven's Fair, a curious town with quite the history. But now, Jamie lives elsewhere with his wife Lisa (Laura Regan). When Lisa is brutally ...
As I prepare to get ripped to shreds for not putting Aquaman higher on the list, hear me out; if you’re a big fan of the film, I 100% respect your opinion. There are no doubt impressive elements of the production and the fantasy action-adventure appeal is there but on the whole, the movie just doesn’t appeal to me quite like some of the other DC mo...
This early James Wan release doesn’t get the credit it deserves. It’s a revenge thriller starring Kevin Bacon as Nick Hume, a family man living the good life. He does quite well at work, he’s got a loving wife (RIPKelly Preston) and two kids with very bright futures ahead of them. However, their idyllic existence comes to a screeching halt when Nic...
You’ll see soon enough, I’m a very big fan of the first Insidious movie. It’s a tight script with a fantastic premise that’s packed to the brim with some of the best sounds design out there. I wanted more and I was most certainly satisfied with what I got in Insidious: Chapter 2, but does that satisfaction mean the narrative is as refined? Not at a...
Yes, Wan had some experience working with cars and heavy-duty action sequences in Death Sentence, but taking on a Fast and Furious movie is something entirely different. As one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time, Fast and Furious became quite well known for two things - family and delivering increasingly wild set pieces. For Wan, t...
Wan set a pretty high bar for himself with the first Conjuring movie. While The Conjuring 2 script isn’t as refined as the first, the film still excels thanks to strong atmosphere, creative scares and some very well developed new characters. This time around, the focus is on the Hodgson family in the London Borough of Enfield, and specifically what...
Saw was a genre game-changer. Just look at the list of iconic slashers we have now; very few of them come from films released post-90s, but Jigsaw is in the mix. Not only did Wan and Whannell deliver a film loaded with nail-biting moments and eerie scares, but they also managed to do so with a villain who had real drive and purpose. The Jigsaw Kill...
[Insert the Insidious title card sound stinger here.] Someone’s lucky to come up with one killer concept that spawns a franchise; Insidious marked franchise #2 for Wan and Whannell. The movie puts the spotlight on the Lambert family. Soon after moving into their new home, Josh (Wilson) and Renai’s (Byrne) eldest son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) falls into ...
The Conjuring was my favorite film of 2013 and it’s also one of my favorite films of all time. It’s a brilliant adaptation of one of the Warren’s paranormal cases that puts character before scares, and winds up being far more terrifying for it. Soon after moving into their new home, the Perron family starts to notice strange things happening in the...
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Dec 28, 2023 · His most popular franchises include the demon-chasing adventures of Ed and Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring, a family fighting off possesive ghosts in Insidious, and Saw, where Jigsaw traps...
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- Death Sentence. Starring a slightly miscast Kevin Bacon (who has too much intensity and barely-hidden menace to pass for a sweet family man in the opening scenes), 2007’s Death Sentence is a gory Death Wish knock-off that stands as Wan’s weakest release thus far.
- Insidious: Chapter 2. There is a good reason that sequels are the bane of even the most forgiving horror fan’s existence. Insidious: Chapter 2 boasts some impressive shocks and a few memorable villains, but the sequel struggles to match the intensity of the original sleeper hit primarily because, while it was a struggle to believe that Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, or their lovable kid would be killed off in the first film, the stakes are all-but nonexistent for the returning characters in this one.
- The Conjuring 2. The Conjuring franchise has gradually grown less scary as the first movie’s subtle, atmospheric horrors gave way to gradually bigger and more explosive scares, but the second outing still chills viewers to the bone even if it can’t match the effectiveness of its predecessor.
- Furious 7. Although fellow series director Justin Lin was also responsible for turbo-charging the larger-than-life silliness of the Fast & Furious franchise between sequels, Furious 7 marked a tonal departure for the series.
Apr 12, 2024 · This list of every movie that James Wan has directed can be sorted for specific information such as what genre the James Wan movie is and which actors starred in the James Wan film. Latest additions: Insidious: The Red Door. Over 100 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best Movies of James Wan. 1.
Aug 19, 2020 · James Wan is most well-known for his work in horror with movies like Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring, but how do his films stack up when compared? From Saw to Aquaman, which Wan film is best? Screen Rant
Mar 7, 2020 · By Anthony Fertino. Published Mar 7, 2020. Link copied to clipboard. James Wan is best known as a titan of the horror genre. He began with a guerrilla film titled Stygian, which is unfortunately unavailable. However, it’s clear that it concerns a young couple who become trapped in a horrific alternate world.
