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Sometimes They Come Back

1991Movie1 h 38 minR

HorrorTV Movie
52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8Letterboxd2.8/5Rotten Tomatoes45%60%

A terrifying, tense horror movie about the mind and mystery.

Good for friends night · teens · background watch

Skip it if you scare easily

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Story

With "The Shining" and "Misery" Stephen King scared you to death. Now, he's going to scare you back to life.

Desperate for a job to help him support his family, Jim Norman takes a position teaching high school in the town where his brother was murdered in front of him by teenage bullies twenty-seven years before. The teens who committed the crime are long dead, but now the kids in Jim's new class keep dying and being replaced by new students who look like the deceased hoodlums.

Feels like

  • Supernatural Horror
  • Revenge
  • Small Town Setting
  • Trauma and Guilt
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Demonic Bullying
  • Flashbacks
  • High School Setting

Cast

12 of 12

Crew

Directed by
Tom McLoughlin
Written by
Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal
Produced by
Michael S. Murphey
Music by
Terry Plumeri

Everyone

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Facts

May 7, 1991 · 1 h 38 min · R

Released
May 7, 1991
Runtime
1 h 38 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror, TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
69 countries

Tropes

Adaptational Alternate Ending, Bully Brutality, Faux Affably Evil +9

  • Adaptational Alternate Ending
  • Bully Brutality
  • Faux Affably Evil
  • Just Train Wrong
  • Redemption Equals Death
  • Seeking Sanctuary
  • Setting Update
  • Unfinished Business
  • Eerie Arctic Research Station
  • Human Sacrifice
  • Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor
  • Demon of Human Origin

12 of 14 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Sometimes They Come Back?"

Questions about Sometimes They Come Back

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Where can I stream Sometimes They Come Back?

PrimeThe RokuKanopyHooplaFandango at Home FreeXumo PlayTubi TV

In the United States, Sometimes They Come Back streams on Prime, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Xumo Play, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is Sometimes They Come Back worth watching?

52
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 52 (IMDb 5.8, Letterboxd 2.8 out of 5, and Rotten Tomatoes 45%). Audiences rate it higher (58 out of 100) than critics (45).

Will Sometimes They Come Back scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 9 of 10.