Re-Animator fingerprintRelentless energy, funny, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Plenty of dark humor and absurdist humor
Crime
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Brutally violent and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Re-Animator is brutally violent, scary, and fast-paced.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
Plenty of dark humor and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of dark humor and absurdist humor.
Crime
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.
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Re-Animator is included with a subscription to Fandor in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 26 min
Re-Animator runs 1 h 26 min.
Yes. Critics average 81 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see Re-Animator much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $900,000 to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 2.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+2GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Re-Animator in 16 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 92 storytelling tropes for Re-Animator, including Big Bad, Adaptation Distillation, Body Horror.
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