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GoodWatch score 77October 16, 2014 · 1 h 25 min · R
No Name Given, The Place, Silent Antagonist +9
6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Town that Dreaded Sundown?"
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In the United States, The Town that Dreaded Sundown streams on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, VIX , 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 12 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 5.6, Letterboxd 2.7 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, and Metacritic 47).
Yes: it's movie 2 of 2 in its series, after The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 46 tropes for it, including No Name Given, The Place, and Silent Antagonist.
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