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Critters
Critters

6.5

Critters

PG-13·1986·86m

Summary

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Stephen Herek

Screenplay, Story

Domonic Muir

Reviews

Ruuz

Ruuz

August 25, 2019

7

It's great when you re-visit a film you enjoyed as a kid and find that as an adult it still totally holds up. Sure _Critters_ almost definitely found its start as nothing more than one of the slew or various _Gremlins_ rip-offs that were being written up at the time, but it's precisely the differences **from** _Gremlins_ that make _Critters_ any kind of success. The more overt sci-fi elements of the film have become a mainstay in the franchise, and are a big part of what makes this thing worth coming back to.

_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$2,000,000.00

Revenue:

$13,167,232.00

Keywords

spacecraft
small town
sheriff
bounty hunter
sibling relationship
cat
barn
toilet
kansas, usa
alien
creature
explosion
alien invasion
family
exploding house
brother sister 
alien fugitive
alien creature