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6.5/10 1986 1h 26m Released

The battle began in another galaxy. It's about to end in the Brown's backyard.

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

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Top Cast

Dee Wallace
Dee Wallace
Helen Brown
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh
Harv
Billy Green Bush
Billy Green Bush
Jay Brown
Scott Grimes
Scott Grimes
Brad Brown
Nadine Van der Velde
Nadine Van der Velde
April Brown
Don Keith Opper
Don Keith Opper
Charlie McFadden
Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye
Sally
Billy Zane
Billy Zane
Steve Elliot
Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips
Jeff Barnes
Terrence Mann
Terrence Mann
Johnny Steele
Jeremy Lawrence
Jeremy Lawrence
Preacher
Michael Lee Gogin
Michael Lee Gogin
Zanti
Art Frankel
Art Frankel
Ed
Douglas Koth
Douglas Koth
Bowler #1
Montrose Hagins
Montrose Hagins
Organist
Roger Hampton
Roger Hampton
Jake

Reviews

Gimly 7/10

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…

Sheldon Nylander 6/10

"Critters" is one of those rare movies that comes along that, despite all odds against it, manages to strike just the right chord. A little-monsters mix of scifi, horror, and comedy, the film uses its low budget as part of its charm. It scales the film farely small, that being a family farm that's attacked by Crites, voracious little eating machines from outer space, rather than a world-spanning threat. This is…

Kamurai 7/10

Good watch, could watch again and do recommend. This is a good one to jump into the way back machine for, and I'm waiting on a reboot to happen. (Actually...."The Tomorrow War" is sort of on the same track) The critters themselves are (in a horrible way) cute and vicious looking, the acting is decent, the story is good, and I'm a big fan of the shape shifting hunters sent to kill them. When it comes down…

Wuchak 8/10

**_Entertaining popcorn flick from the mid-80s is both cartoonish and horrifying_** Small, furry extraterrestrials harass a farm town in America while two bounty hunters try to capture them. "Critters" (1986) takes the basic premise of 50’s alien-invasion flicks, like “The Blob” or “War of the Worlds,” but meshes it with the tone and furry creatures of “Gremlims” from two years prior. The Kansas farmhouse and…

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FAQ about Critters

What is Critters about?
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
When was Critters released?
Critters was released in 1986.
What genres does Critters belong to?
Critters is categorised as Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Who stars in Critters?
The cast of Critters includes Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush, Scott Grimes, Nadine Van der Velde.