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Critters

1986 · 86 min

A goofy, fast-paced creature feature that mixes small-town scares with slapstick and campy sci-fi fun.

Tagline
The battle began in another galaxy. It's about to end in the Brown's backyard.
Overview
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
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  • Now TV Cinema
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • violence
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Stephen Herek
Written by
Stephen Herek, Domonic Muir
Starring
Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush, Scott Grimes, Nadine Van der Velde, Don Keith Opper, Lin Shaye, Billy Zane
Music
David Newman
Cinematography
Tim Suhrstedt
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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