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Gremlins

Gremlins

Fantasy · Horror · Comedy · 1984

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

Movie details

Gremlins

“Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.”

1984 Fantasy · Horror · Comedy 1h 46m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Gremlins?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joe Dante

Written by

Chris Columbus

Zach Galligan

Zach Galligan

Billy Peltzer

Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates

Kate Beringer

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

Randall Peltzer

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Lynn Peltzer

Corey Feldman

Corey Feldman

Pete Fountaine

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Grandfather (Mr. Wing)

John Louie

John Louie

Chinese Boy

Court is in session

Put Gremlins on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.