
Critters
Taste attributes: actioncomedyhorrorscience fictionthrillerdisastermonster/alien/supernaturaldetectiveanimalsfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"They eat so fast, you don't have time to scream."
Boxlist takeA fantastical, dark horror comedy: simple and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 667 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A massive ball of furry creatures from another world eat their way through a small mid-western town followed by intergalactic bounty hunters opposed only by militant townspeople.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Stephen Herek
Cast
- Dee Wallace
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Billy Green Bush
- Scott Grimes
- Nadine Van der Velde
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











