Ghoulies fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Scary and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some slapstick and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Scary and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Ghoulies is scary and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some slapstick and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some slapstick and dark humor.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Ghoulies is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 30/100 (IMDb 4.2, Rotten Tomatoes 7%, and Metacritic 26). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 21 min
Ghoulies runs 1 h 21 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Ghoulies higher (41) than critics (17). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $35 million worldwide, 6.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+99GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Ghoulies in 113 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Ghoulies, including Back from the Dead, Big Bad, Big Damn Heroes.
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