Watch Sinister Movie Online Free Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. It stars Ethan Hawke as fictional true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt who discovers a box of home movies in his attic that puts his family in danger. Sinister premiered at the SXSW festival, and was released in the United States on October 12, 2012, and in the UK on October 5, 2012 . toolbar builder Movie Details : Directed by: Scott Derrickson Produced by: Jason BlumBrian Kavanaugh-Jones Written by: Scott Derrickson,C. Robert Cargill. Starring : Ethan HawkeJuliet Rylance,Fred Thompson,James Ransone, Clare Foley,Michael Hall D'Addario. Music by: Christopher Young Cinematography: Christopher Norr Edited by: Frédéric Thoraval Production company : Blumhouse Productions,Automatik Entertainment, Alliance Films,IM Global, Distributed by: Summit Entertainment (USA),Momentum Pictures (UK),