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The Prowler (1981) — Stream on Screambox · CriticCrunch

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The Prowler

Movie1981·89 min

The Prowler

Directed by Joseph Zito

Horror Thriller Mystery

A horror thriller film directed by Joseph Zito.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 57%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.8/10

272 ratings

About The Prowler

Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: trauma recovery, fate destiny, late 20th century, supernatural, small town, strangers forced together, villain protagonist, everyman, mystery disappearance, cat and mouse, serial killer, slasher, gothic horror

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Details

Director: Joseph Zito
Language: English

Cast

Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney

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How The Prowler Ranks

All movies

Top 57%

1980s movies

Top 60%

Horror movies

Top 56%

★Joseph Zito films#2 of 5

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Joseph Zito film, behind Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.

the vibe

The Prowler Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseeasy to followseriousintimatehaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

mystery disappearancecat & mousetrauma recoveryfate destinyvillain protagonisteverymanstrangers forced togethersupernaturalserial killerslashergothic horrorsmall townlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty