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Nightbreed (1990) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Nightbreed

Movie1990·121 min

Nightbreed

Directed by Clive Barker

A horror fantasy film directed by Clive Barker.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 27%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

543 ratings

About Nightbreed

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: identity self discovery, social injustice, survival of spirit, supernatural, fantasy mythology, wilderness, isolated dwelling, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, villain protagonist, escape chase, hidden identity, conspiracy, serial killer, gothic horror, monster creature

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Details

Director: Clive Barker
Language: English

Cast

Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg

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How Nightbreed Ranks

All movies

Top 27%

1990s movies

Top 26%

Horror movies

Top 27%

1990s Horror movies

Top 22%

★Clive Barker films#2 of 3

Top 22% 1990s Horror movies.

Second-best Clive Barker film, behind Hellraiser.

the vibe

Nightbreed Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriousbroadhaunting

unsettling

stylized

What it's about

escape chasehidden identityconspiracyidentity self discoverysocial injusticesurvival of spiritoutsider misfitvillain protagoniststrangers forced togethersupernaturalfantasy mythologyserial killergothic horrormonster creaturewildernessisolated dwelling

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy