Insidious: The Red Door
Movie, 2023, The Lamberts, Set in Nine years later
Insidious: The Red Door is #5 of 5 in release order and #5 of 5 in chronological order in the Insidious.
The story
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.
Insidious: The Red Door recap
Nine years after the first two films, Josh and Dalton have had their memories of the Further suppressed. Josh and Renai have divorced, Lorraine has just died, and Josh and Dalton barely speak. Josh drives Dalton to art college, where Dalton's professor pushes him to paint from his deepest memories, and he paints a red door. Josh suffers memory loss and is haunted by the ghost of his father, who he thought had abandoned the family. Dalton slips into the Further and sees spirits, and his roommate Chris is attacked. As his memories return, Dalton realises he went into the Further as a child. Josh learns his father also had the gift and died in a psychiatric hospital. Renai helps Josh enter the Further to save Dalton.
Insidious: The Red Door ending explained
Josh frees Dalton from the red-faced demon and holds the red door shut so Dalton can escape. Dalton paints over his artwork, sealing the door, and his father's spirit guides Josh home. Josh and Dalton reconcile at the college, and Josh plans dinner with Renai and the children.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a post-credits scene, the light above the sealed red door flickers back on, hinting that the Further is not done with the family.
Where to watch Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door is streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Insidious: The Last Key, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Insidious: Chapter 2, the last.
What to watch before Insidious: The Red Door
In release order, the essentials before Insidious: The Red Door (2023) are Insidious (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and Insidious: The Last Key (2018).
Cast
- Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
- Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
- Sinclair Daniel as Chris Winslow
- Hiam Abbass as Professor Armagan
- Andrew Astor as Foster Lambert
- David Call as Smash Face / Ben Burton
- Steve Coulter as Carl
- Peter Dager as Nick the Dick
- Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
- Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
- Juliana Davies as Kali Lambert
- Joseph Bishara as Lipstick Demon
Directed by Patrick Wilson.