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Fear Street: 1978

2021 · 111 min

A tense, nostalgic slasher that mixes summer-camp dread with a tragic sisterly bond and creeping supernatural mystery.

Tagline
Find the truth.
Overview
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • 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
Humour3
Realism4
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery, drama
Directed by
Leigh Janiak
Written by
Leigh Janiak, Zak Olkewicz
Starring
Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye, Gillian Jacobs, Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Ted Sutherland
Music
Marco Beltrami, Brandon Roberts
Cinematography
Caleb Heymann
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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