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Oren Peli is a Director, Scriptwriter, Casting, Director of Photography and Editor American born on 21 january 1970 at Ramat Gan (Israel)

Oren Peli

Oren Peli
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 january 1970 (54 years) at Ramat Gan (Israel)

Oren Peli (Hebrew: אורן פלאי‎; born January 21, 1970) is an Israeli American film director, producer and screenwriter, known as the director of Paranormal Activity. He is also a video game programmer. In 2009, his film debut Paranormal Activity was released, with inspiration from The Blair Witch Project. Despite a $15,000 budget, he managed to turn the low budget horror film into a box-office hit.

Biography

Oren Peli was born in Israel. When he reached the age of 19, he relocated to the United States. He was an intensive student of animation and graphic design. Peli is not only a film director but is also a screenwriter. In 2009, his film debut Paranormal Activity was released, with inspiration from The Blair Witch Project. Despite a $15,000 budget, he managed to turn the low budget horror film into a box-office hit.

Best films

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
(Producer)
Paranormal Activity (2009)
(Director)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
(Ecrivain)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
(Producer)
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Jason Blum
Jason Blum
(14 films)
Micah Sloat
Micah Sloat
(5 films)
Ashley Palmer
Ashley Palmer
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Oren Peli (15 films)

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Director

Area 51
Area 51 (2015)
, 1h31
Directed by Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Frank Novak, Susan Lanier
Rating43% 2.161682.161682.161682.161682.16168
In a series of interviews conducted by friends, family and experts, discuss the sudden disappearance of Reid, Darren and Ben, three best friends who are also conspiracy theorists. Reid, who is the leader of the pack, is noted by his sister and colleagues for changing his behavior and lifestyle; in the three months leading up to his disappearance, Reid becomes obsessed with UFOs, extraterrestrial encounters and Area 51. This obsession leads him to losing his job and distancing himself from his family.
Paranormal Activity, 1h26
Directed by Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Ashley Palmer, Randy McDowell
Rating62% 3.147123.147123.147123.147123.14712
Young couple Katie and Micah move to a new house in San Diego. Katie claims an evil presence has been haunting her since she was a child, so Micah sets up a camera in their bedroom to record any paranormal activity that occurs while they sleep. Katie hires psychic Dr. Fredrichs, who reveals that Katie is being haunted by a demon that feeds off of negative energy and is intent on tormenting Katie. He advises them not to communicate with the demon and to contact demonologist Dr. Johann Averies if needed. Katie seems interested, but Micah does not take this seriously.
Paranormal Activity, 7h22
Directed by Tod Williams, Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Micah Sloat, Ashley Palmer, Randy McDowell
Rating62% 3.147123.147123.147123.147123.14712
Katie, Micah, un couple sans histoires, viennent de s'installer dans une belle demeure de Los Angeles. Mais très rapidement, le quotidien de ces jeunes gens est perturbé par d'étranges phénomènes : des bruits inquiétants, des objets qui se déplacent pendant la nuit... Micah, qui vient de faire l'acquisition d'une caméra vidéo, décide de l'utiliser pour filmer ce qui se passe dans leur maison pendant la nuit. Mais les images tournées par l'appareil lui révèlent une réalité des plus effrayantes : des objets semblent se déplacer sans explication rationnelle.De plus, les bruits étranges se multiplient. Katie, Micah font appel à un médium qui leur confirme que les lieux sont hantés.

Scriptwriter

Area 51
Area 51 (2015)
, 1h31
Directed by Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Frank Novak, Susan Lanier
Roles Writer
Rating43% 2.161682.161682.161682.161682.16168
In a series of interviews conducted by friends, family and experts, discuss the sudden disappearance of Reid, Darren and Ben, three best friends who are also conspiracy theorists. Reid, who is the leader of the pack, is noted by his sister and colleagues for changing his behavior and lifestyle; in the three months leading up to his disappearance, Reid becomes obsessed with UFOs, extraterrestrial encounters and Area 51. This obsession leads him to losing his job and distancing himself from his family.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Demi Lovato, Chloe Csengery, Hallie Foote, Maria Olsen
Roles Original Story
Rating46% 2.314842.314842.314842.314842.31484
The film opens with a scene left off from Paranormal Activity 3 where Katie and Kristi are watching Dennis getting his spine crushed by a mysterious force. Grandma Lois takes the girls upstairs while an unseen force takes the camera with them. They all go into a dark room while a man encounters the girls and talks to them about "Toby" and how they are critically important to his plan.
Paranormal Activity 4, 1h33
Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, Stephen Dunham, Alexondra Lee, Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden
Rating46% 2.3101852.3101852.3101852.3101852.310185
On October 9, 2006, Kristi Rey and her husband Daniel are killed by her demon-possessed sister Katie, who then abducts Kristi's one-year-old son, Hunter. Text states that Katie and Hunter's whereabouts remained unknown.
Chernobyl Diaries, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Olivia Taylor Dudley
Roles Writer
Rating50% 2.502922.502922.502922.502922.50292
Chris (Jesse McCartney), his girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Taylor Dudley), and their mutual friend Amanda (Devin Kelley), are traveling across Europe. They stop in Kiev, Ukraine, to visit Chris' brother, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), before heading on to Moscow, Russia, where Chris intends to propose to Natalie.
Paranormal Activity 2, 1h31
Directed by Tod Williams
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Sprague Grayden, Molly Ephraim, Micah Sloat, Katie Featherston
Roles Ecrivain
Rating57% 2.850522.850522.850522.850522.85052
June 2005, Carlsbad. Step-mother Kristi gives birth to a male boy named Hunter to a family of three (Daniel, Martine and Ali).
Paranormal Activity, 1h26
Directed by Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Ashley Palmer, Randy McDowell
Rating62% 3.147123.147123.147123.147123.14712
Young couple Katie and Micah move to a new house in San Diego. Katie claims an evil presence has been haunting her since she was a child, so Micah sets up a camera in their bedroom to record any paranormal activity that occurs while they sleep. Katie hires psychic Dr. Fredrichs, who reveals that Katie is being haunted by a demon that feeds off of negative energy and is intent on tormenting Katie. He advises them not to communicate with the demon and to contact demonologist Dr. Johann Averies if needed. Katie seems interested, but Micah does not take this seriously.
Paranormal Activity, 7h22
Directed by Tod Williams, Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Micah Sloat, Ashley Palmer, Randy McDowell
Rating62% 3.147123.147123.147123.147123.14712
Katie, Micah, un couple sans histoires, viennent de s'installer dans une belle demeure de Los Angeles. Mais très rapidement, le quotidien de ces jeunes gens est perturbé par d'étranges phénomènes : des bruits inquiétants, des objets qui se déplacent pendant la nuit... Micah, qui vient de faire l'acquisition d'une caméra vidéo, décide de l'utiliser pour filmer ce qui se passe dans leur maison pendant la nuit. Mais les images tournées par l'appareil lui révèlent une réalité des plus effrayantes : des objets semblent se déplacer sans explication rationnelle.De plus, les bruits étranges se multiplient. Katie, Micah font appel à un médium qui leur confirme que les lieux sont hantés.

Producer

Insidious: The Last Key, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Ghost films, Films about child abuse
Actors Lin Shaye, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke, Javier Botet, Josh Stewart, Kirk Acevedo
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.860442.860442.860442.860442.86044
Des années avant les événements des trois précédents films, durant la jeunesse d'Elise Rainier dans le Nouveau-Mexique, cette dernière commence à être hantée par un esprit maléfique et démoniaque dans sa propre maison, la poussant plus profondément dans le Lointain (« The Further »). Plusieurs années après, une famille dit être victime d'événements paranormaux et fait appel à Elise. Seulement cette fameuse famille habite dans sa maison d'enfance et le démon qui hantait Elise dans le passé, semble être revenu...
Area 51
Area 51 (2015)
, 1h31
Directed by Oren Peli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Frank Novak, Susan Lanier
Roles Executive Producer
Rating43% 2.161682.161682.161682.161682.16168
In a series of interviews conducted by friends, family and experts, discuss the sudden disappearance of Reid, Darren and Ben, three best friends who are also conspiracy theorists. Reid, who is the leader of the pack, is noted by his sister and colleagues for changing his behavior and lifestyle; in the three months leading up to his disappearance, Reid becomes obsessed with UFOs, extraterrestrial encounters and Area 51. This obsession leads him to losing his job and distancing himself from his family.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Katie Featherston, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Demi Lovato, Chloe Csengery, Hallie Foote, Maria Olsen
Roles Producer
Rating46% 2.314842.314842.314842.314842.31484
The film opens with a scene left off from Paranormal Activity 3 where Katie and Kristi are watching Dennis getting his spine crushed by a mysterious force. Grandma Lois takes the girls upstairs while an unseen force takes the camera with them. They all go into a dark room while a man encounters the girls and talks to them about "Toby" and how they are critically important to his plan.
Insidious: Chapter 3, 1h38
Directed by Leigh Whannell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Ghost films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Hayley Kiyoko, Ashton Moio, Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott
Roles Producer
Rating61% 3.0523853.0523853.0523853.0523853.052385
A few years before the events of the first film, retired parapsychologist, Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye), reluctantly uses her spiritual ability to contact the spirit of Quinn Brenner's (Stefanie Scott) mother, Lillith, who died a year before. However, she urges Quinn not to make contact with her mother again after she senses that the spirit is not Lillith. Quinn begins to see a mysterious figure waving at her from a distance, and following her unsuccessful attempt to win an audition for a prestigious drama school, she is hit by a car and briefly flatlines before waking up with her leg cast.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, 1h24
Directed by Christopher Landon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Molly Ephraim, Andrew Jacobs, Chloe Csengery, Renée Victor, Micah Sloat, Katie Featherston
Roles Producer
Rating50% 2.506112.506112.506112.506112.50611
In June 2012, high school graduate Jesse Arista lives with his father, sister and grandmother in Oxnard, California. He begins to enjoy the summer with his best friend, Hector. In the apartment below lives a mysterious woman named Ana, who everyone believes to be a witch. When Ana is found murdered, Jesse and Hector spot classmate Oscar running from the scene, suggesting he was responsible. The two investigate the apartment, where they find black magic items, as well as VHS tapes and a journal of spells that can "open doorways to 'unholy lands.'"