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Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 · 101 min

A patchwork of unsettling fables that shifts from dread to whimsy, leaving a lingering sense of unease and wonder.

Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Science fiction
Tagline
You're travelling through another dimension. A dimension, not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!
Overview
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • morality
  • identity
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by
George Miller, Joe Dante, John Landis, Steven Spielberg
Written by
George Clayton Johnson, John Landis, Melissa Mathison, Richard Matheson
Starring
Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Charles Hallahan, Doug McGrath
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Allen Daviau, John Hora
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Vietnamese, English, German, French

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