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Fear Street: 1994

2021 · 108 min

A neon-soaked, blood-spattered thrill ride that mixes slasher scares with teen angst and a bittersweet romance.

Tagline
Face the evil.
Overview
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • survival
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror8
Humour4
Realism4
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery, drama
Directed by
Leigh Janiak
Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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