Critters
-
Showtimes
-
Movie Details
We didn't find this title in your area
Videos & Photos
- Trailer 1 (01:25)
Movie Info & Cast
Synopsis
A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.
Cast
- Dee Wallace
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Billy Green Bush
- Scott Grimes
- Nadine Van der Velde
- Don Keith Opper
- Billy Zane
- Ethan Phillips
- Terrence Mann
- Jeremy Lawrence
Letterboxd User Reviews
3.0
75.3K
26.2K
15.2K
- Dec 1, 2018
Small town 50’s sci fi beamed Into the 80’s is one of my favorite things, and Critters is just that—complete with a proto slingshot-wielding bart simpson, bounty hunters, Johnny steele, M. Emmit Walsh, billy zane, all star 80’s mom Dee Wallace, and troublemaking Critters…
Ian WestFeb 11, 2026best part is when they explode the big house. kaboom
David SimsSep 13, 2012FURRY BALLS WITH TEETH THAT EAT PEOPLE!!! FACELESS SHAPE SHIFTING BOUNTY HUNTERS!!! BUCKETS AND BUCKETS OF EIGHTIES CHEESE!!! Sorry for shouting so much, but how can this not be anything but fun?
DirkH - Jan 7, 2018
do they have critters plushies i would buy one
👽 Zara 👽Sep 2, 2018I borrowed all 4 of these from the library so this is my next series to revisit even though I haven’t finished Phantasm yet, I wanted to go ahead and start on this...and I love it because y’all know I love me some cute killer monsters! I remember the first two movies being…
Tony the TerrorJan 22, 2021Power of the Night is probably one of the greatest “fake” movie songs ever.
Helen - Jul 8, 2023
all time childhood classic. Critters are on the surface just the evil twin and r-rated-lookalike 50s-meet-80s-amalgamation of ET but essentially the horde of furry communist hedgehog gremlins represent the break into a mid-western idyll of a picture perfect family with a…
shookoneDec 8, 2024This is not a Gremlins knock off. Want proof? I have a threefold argumentation for you. First the film was already written well before Gremlins went into production. Second Critters is inspired by a true event, known as The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter. Gremlins is not a…
Yves BouwenSep 4, 2023No pun, but Im blown away with how “big” and expensive this film looks compared to low-budget films today. Just…SO many explosions! Dee Wallace, Scott Grimes, Billy Zane, M. Emmet Walsh, etc…GREAT cast in a GREMLINS rip off that never forgets the stakes, can be really…
Joe Lynch
Queue Community Reviews
77%
Community 593
Top Reviews
- James New likedCritters
Gremlins is far superior in every conceivable way but Critters is such a dumb-fun film to watch
the goblin guy lovedCrittersthese critters sure are silly! :-)
Isabel Pichardo lovedCrittersI actually loved this movie so much more than I expected. The critters are so fun and silly. The story goes almost exactly how you’d expect but it’s fun from beginning to end. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the movies!
- Damien dislikedCritters
Yeah yeah. Classic 80s and campy. It wasn’t bad just wasn’t great. Nothing I would want to watch again really unless someone asked. Maybe two is better? Lol
Asmodeus lovedCritterssuch a funny, corny, 80s monster movie. I kinda wanna watch all the other ones now lol I guess this is where all those Tribbles went after Star Trek!
bylersbrick on tiktok likedCrittersthis movie was a fever dream, but one i really enjoyed. but it’s one of those cheesy unoriginal horror movies so if your not into that don’t watch it
- TommyBoy3 lovedCritters
Campy 80s horror movie about really angry Furbies (ps power of the night by Johnny Steel is a killer song from the movie)
ChaosStrolling likedCrittersThe moms acting was realistic so the goofyness of everything else felt weird sometimes, but I very much enjoyed the watch
Orlando Ramone likedCrittersAnother fantastic 80s sci-fi movie. It’s fun, it’s thrilling and a very nostalgic movie for me.
Atom Users Reviews
Metacritic
What makes Critters more than a ripoff are its humor and its sense of style. This is a movie made by people who must have had fun making it.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Slap together a modestly budgeted horror film with an unmistakable resemblance to a recent hit film (Gremlins) and a notable inversion of another popular film’s ending (Poltergeist), insert just enough Podunk camp to ensure Joe Bob Briggs would catch its scent and you’ll guarantee yourself the birth of a franchise.
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Critters (1986) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.
How long is Critters (1986)?
The movie is 1hr 26min long.
What's Critters (1986) about?
A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.
Who's the cast of Critters (1986)?
- Dee Wallace as Helen Brown
- M. Emmet Walsh as Harv
- Billy Green Bush as Jay Brown
- Scott Grimes as Brad Brown
- Nadine Van der Velde as April Brown
- Don Keith Opper as Charlie McFadden
- Billy Zane as Steve Elliot
- Ethan Phillips as Jeff Barnes
- Terrence Mann as Johnny Steele, Ug
- Jeremy Lawrence as Preacher
Who's the director behind Critters (1986)?
Stephen Herek directed Critters (1986).
Who produced Critters (1986)?
Rupert Harvey produced Critters (1986).
Full Screen Image Viewer
Target Exclusive Showing
Don't Have The Password?