Alexis Arquette, Bentley Mitchum, Bojesse Christopher
Desperate for work, troubled high school teacher Jim Norman (Tim Matheson) relocates his family to his rural hometown after procuring a much-needed job there. Once home he must relive and confront a c...( read more
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Directed by: Alexis Arquette, Bentley Mitchum, Bojesse Christopher, Brooke Adams, Chris Demetral, Glen Beaudin, Hilary Swank, Jennifer Aspen, Jennifer Elise Cox, Michael Gross, Michael Malota, Nicholas Sadler, Tom McLoughlin
Release Date: May 7, 1991
DVD Release Date: October 1, 1999
Stats: 260 reviews
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September 14, 2009
An instant classic. One of the greatest horror movies ever made and the greatest Stephen King adaptation ever. A terifying, riveting and mind-blwoing rollar-coaster ride of a thrill-machine.
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July 27, 2009
This film is a classic 'Stephen King' film. The scenes from this film I mostly enjoyed was Jimmy Normans flashbacks from his childhood memories 27 years before as well as very cool and brutal Nick Sadler (Vinnie Vincent) and Richard Lawson(Robert Rusler) while slaying Jimmys stud...( read more)
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August 3, 2008
A bizarre movie, and not exactly stellar quality, but good fun nevertheless. Whimsical, over-the-top madness.
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June 24, 2007
A thoroughly entertaining ghost story with enough horror to please even the most bloodthirsty.
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October 8, 2009
This film has scared me to death since childhood. Stephen King's best.
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July 22, 2009
Sometimes They Come Back has a gang of high school hoodlums rising from the dead to finish the job on the teacher whose brother was killed in the past. It's a great horror tale of revenge.
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June 6, 2009
even tho i saw the edited version on tv.. :[ i still really enjoyed it. kinda cheesy...but entertaining!
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April 30, 2009
It's just alright. Nothing special. Good makeup, but everything else is just meh.
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