Tremors

88%

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51 Reviews

76%

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Repairmen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) are tired of their dull lives in the small desert town of Perfection, Nev. But just as the two try to skip town, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist (Finn Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of an eccentric couple (Reba McEntire, Michael Gross), the group fights for survival against giant, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh.

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An affectionate throwback to 1950s creature features, Tremors reinvigorates its genre tropes with a finely balanced combination of horror and humor.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Propelled by impressive practical effects, this is an oater-inflected monster movie which fully embraces its own icky absurdity and literally low culture – but the film’s hidden weapon is a strong focus on characterisation.

Jul 4, 2022

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Ty Burr

Entertainment Weekly

Tremors is the Slacker of monster movies: bemused, improvisatory, willfully low-key.

Rated: B+

Jan 22, 2020

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

It's a zippy melodrama for small-town America and small-towners at heart: well-executed kitsch for audiences that will still be amused at the notion that the bugs are getting so big, they'll drag us all down.

Jan 22, 2020

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

For fans of the genre, Tremors is a little late Christmas gift, but very well received. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 11, 2022

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

You can just see the "Fun for the whole family!" review blurb on the VHS box at your local video store. And it is just that: a perfect, fun-for-the-whole-family movie about subterranean killer worms.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 11, 2022

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Tremors remain a goofy delight. Filled with practical Graboid effects, exciting setpieces and a not so subtle queer romance at its center, the 90s creature feature holds up

Sep 5, 2022

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Jonathan Love that movie. Much better in the theater. Thank you for playing it. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/21 Full Review justice I absolutely love the fact that I watched such a classic in theaters!! It’s great that they do play backs with old movies!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/21 Full Review Audience Member A 90’s B-movie classic featuring a punch/counterpunch formula of witless humans versus witty monsters in the Nevada desert. It’s a fun, funny, effortless blast to sit through! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Michael H Excellent monster movie with great characterisation. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review K M What’s not to love! This is a film that knows exactly what is it and doesn’t pretend, or need, to be anything else. I loved it in the 90s and re-watching in 2024 didn’t disappoint. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Horror fan 4 What a great creature horror comedy movie. Great cast and direction. The characters are some of the best written in any movie. Tim Treakle Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ron Underwood Director Kevin Bacon Valentine McKee Fred Ward Earl Bassett Finn Carter Rhonda LeBeck Michael Gross Burt Gummer Reba McEntire Heather Gummer

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