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The People Under the Stairs

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 42m
  • 57

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  • Official Home Video Trailer

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Wes Craven

Producer:

Stuart M. Besser, Marianne Maddalena

Release Date:

Nov 1, 1991

Runtime:

1hr 42m

Synopsis

When Fool breaks into the home of his family's landlords, he discovers that they have mutilated several boys and kept them imprisoned under stairs. As Fool attempts to flee, he meets their daughter, Alice. Can Fool and Alice escape?

Cast

  • Brandon Quintin Adams
  • Everett McGill
  • Wendy Robie
  • A.J. Langer
  • Ving Rhames
  • Sean Whalen
  • Bill Cobbs
  • Kelly Jo Minter
  • Jeremy Roberts
  • Conni Marie Brazelton

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Metacritic

57
metacritic
Based on 15 Critics
7.6

USER SCORE (45)

Generally favorable reviews based on 45 Reviews
67

While The People Under the Stairs may leave some horror fans unsatisfied and other horror detractors repulsed, it ought to satisfy those viewers who appreciate a thoughtful and visceral movie entertainment.

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Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
25

If there were truth in advertising, The People Under the Stairs would be called The Not Very Scary Movie Set Inside a Grungy, Badly Lit House.

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Metacritic review by Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
30

Craven also wrote the script here, based on a news story about California parents who kept their children locked in the basement for many years. That's scary -- and so is how far Craven has fallen.

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Metacritic review by Richard Harrington
Richard Harrington
Washington Post
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