The Town that Dreaded Sundown fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
The Town that Dreaded Sundown is tense, scary, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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In 1946, a mysterious hooded killer terrorised Texarkana. In 1976, he was immortalised in the silver screen. Now, the maniac is back…
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, VIX , and Tubi TV. 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 56/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, and Metacritic 47). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 25 min
The Town that Dreaded Sundown runs 1 h 25 min.
Yes. Critics average 57 and audiences 54 out of 100, so both groups see The Town that Dreaded Sundown much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 46 storytelling tropes for The Town that Dreaded Sundown, including No Name Given, The Place, Silent Antagonist.
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