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Creepshow

Creepshow

November 10, 1982· 2h 0m
Directed by
Cinemagraphs Score7.1

Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

Critics Sentiment

Critics7.1
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8+ Great
6-8 Good
<6 Poor
16 reviews·Last updated 20d ago
Peak Moment

Ape-like creature emerges from crate and kills victims

8.7at 1h 25m
Lowest Moment

Jordy Verrill discovers crashed meteorite on his farm

5.2at 35m
Biggest Swing

The film recovers dramatically from Stephen King's widely panned Jordy Verrill segment to Leslie Nielsen's acclaimed beach burial story.

Creepshow starts solidly with its framing device and first story, hits its lowest point during Stephen King's overacted meteor segment, then builds to consistent acclaim through the beach burial and crate monster stories. The anthology format allows individual segment quality to vary significantly, with critics consistently praising the practical effects work while noting the deliberate comic book campiness as either charming or grating depending on viewer taste.

16 reviews analyzed|Sources: Imdb, Tmdb
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Billy Hopkins punished by father for reading Creepshow comic
5.0
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Grantham family gathers and reveals Bedelia murdered Nathan
5.0
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Jordy Verrill discovers crashed meteorite on his farm⬇ Lowest moment
5.0
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Jordy Verrill transforms into plant matter after meteor contact
5.0
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Zombie Ted Danson and wife return for revenge
5.0
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Ape-like creature emerges from crate and kills victims⬆ Peak moment
5.0
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Hal Holbrook feeds obnoxious wife Adrienne Barbeau to monster
5.0
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Cockroaches burst from E.G. Marshall's corpse in finale
5.0
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