The Town That Dreaded Sundown fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Crime, history, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and thrilling
The Town That Dreaded Sundown is nerve-racking, thrilling, and scary.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Crime, history, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, history, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, YouTube Free, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6 and Metacritic 52). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 26 min
The Town That Dreaded Sundown runs 1 h 26 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 52 and audiences 57 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.
+26GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Town That Dreaded Sundown in 40 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 46 storytelling tropes for The Town That Dreaded Sundown, including Suicide by Cop, Sackhead Slasher, Terror at Make-Out Point.
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