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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) · CriticCrunch

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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Movie1990·93 min

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Directed by John Harrison

Thriller Comedy Fantasy Horror

A thriller comedy film directed by John Harrison.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 53%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

About Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

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

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Unsettling
Story Tags: fate destiny, survival of spirit, supernatural, fantasy mythology, domestic home, urban, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, villain protagonist, anthology series, frame story, monster creature, gothic horror

432 ratings

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Details

Director: John Harrison
Language: English

Cast

Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, David Forrester

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How Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Ranks

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Top 53%

1990s movies

Top 52%

Thriller movies

Top 52%

Top 53% All movies.

the vibe

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkmoderateeasy to followfunnybroadheartfeltplayfulunsettling

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

anthology series

frame story

fate destiny

survival of spirit

outsider misfit

villain protagonist

strangers forced together

supernatural

fantasy mythology

monster creature

gothic horror

domestic home

urban

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9