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Gremlins

Movie · 1984 · 106 min

A mischievous, chaotic blend of small-town Christmas warmth and creature-feature mayhem, balancing laughs with genuinely dark scares.

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1984 film directed by Joe Dante
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Year
1984
Runtime
106 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • violence
  • grief
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
monster, Christmas, comedy horror
Directed by
Joe Dante
Written by
Chris Columbus
Starring
Steven Spielberg, Jerry Goldsmith, Jonathan Banks, Peter Cullen, Phoebe Cates, Chuck Jones, Corey Feldman, Judge Reinhold
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
John Hora
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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