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Re-Animator (1985) | Ranked Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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Re-Animator

Movie1985·86 min

Re-Animator

Directed by Stuart Gordon

Science Fiction Comedy Horror

A science fiction comedy film directed by Stuart Gordon.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

2K ratings

About Re-Animator

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, ambition hubris, medicine science, hospital medical, urban, mentor student, genius prodigy, villain protagonist, rise and fall, conspiracy, genetic bio, zombie, body horror

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Details

Director: Stuart Gordon
Language: English

Cast

Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton

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How Re-Animator Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

1980s movies

Top 11%

Science Fiction movies

Top 15%

1980s Science Fiction movies

Top 14%

★Stuart Gordon films#1 of 12

Stuart Gordon's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Re-Animator Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseapproachablefunnyintimatehaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

rise & fallconspiracyobsessionambition hubrisgenius prodigyvillain protagonistmentor studentmedicine sciencegenetic biozombiebody horrorhospital medicalurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty