Tales from the Darkside: The Movie fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Scary and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Scary and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is scary, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Fantasy and the mind
Its world is built around fantasy and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+, and Philo in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, and Metacritic 54). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie runs 1 h 33 min.
Yes. Critics average 52 and audiences 56 out of 100, so both groups see Tales from the Darkside: The Movie much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $16 million worldwide, 4.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Tales from the Darkside: The Movie in 7 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 114 storytelling tropes for Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, including Neck Lift, Immune to Bullets, Antagonist Title.
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