Summary
In a world where monsters, ghosts and other dreadful creatures are a reality, nightmares can come true. And they will. An anthology that delves into the paranormal, the bizarre and the downright insane. No place is safe.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 46
IMDb4.5
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −17 min on the typical 95
typical 9578Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 132 countries
+122Released
2017
October 7, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 10
- Svend Ploug Johansen Director
- Dave Otte Director, Writer
- Alessandro Frosali Director
- Vance Tucker Director, Writer
- Jay Holben Director, Writer
- Albert Kwak Director
Writing · 4
- Nick Adamski-O'Toole Writer
- Rachael j Low Writer
- Christopher Probst Writer
- Dave Shepherd Writer
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The Strange Events series
Film 1 of 4 · then Strange Events 2
- Strange Events (2017)
GoodWatch score 45You're here
- Strange Events 2 (2019)
GoodWatch score 34Film 2
- Strange Events 3 (2020)
GoodWatch score 41Film 3
- Strange Events: SIM (2024)
GoodWatch score 43Film 4
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