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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Thriller · Comedy · Fantasy · 1990

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

Movie details

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

“Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!”

1990 Thriller · Comedy · Fantasy 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Tales from the Darkside: The Movie?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Harrison

Written by

Michael McDowell · George A. Romero

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Betty (Wraparound Story)

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Timmy (Wraparound Story)

D

David Forrester

Priest (Wraparound Story)

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Robert Sedgwick

Robert Sedgwick

Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)

D

Donald Van Horn

Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Court is in session

Put Tales from the Darkside: The Movie on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.