Gremlins

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Gremlins

PG

1984

1h 46m

Holiday

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

Horror

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A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown. The shopkeeper is reluctant to sell him the "mogwai" but sells it to him with the warning to never expose him to bright light, water, or to feed him after midnight. All of this happens and the result is a gang of gremlins that decide to tear up the town on Christmas Eve.

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Critics Consensus

Whether you choose to see it as a statement on consumer culture or simply a special effects-heavy popcorn flick, Gremlins is a minor classic.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Mar 19

2/4

There's a problem with packing a film full of sly "in" references to past movies: If you know enough to get the jokes, you also know how infinitely superior the other films are.

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Harper Barnes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mar 19

There are moments of terror, and moments of humor, and some very skillful blendings of both.

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Jack Mathews

USA Today

Mar 19

4/4

The gremlins are fabulous screen creatures.

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Jack Garner

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Mar 19

5/5

Every frame of Gremlins is filled with visual delights -- it's hard to imagine a more densely packed motion picture.

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James Calloway

News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

Mar 19

3/4

"Gremlins" is enjoyably scary.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 12

The story is very funny, but remarkably devoid of Yuletide sentimentality.

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B T

Dec 3

I've seen this movie a million times, but nothing like seeing it on the big screen!

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Mike d

01/09/2025

Cult classic and awesome on the big screen!

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Joanne

01/02/2025

I Absolutely love this movie! What a perfectly lovely showing with a looney toons short at the end. Gremlins never gets old or boring.

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chad

01/01/2025

Awesome movie even better reminds you how good life was how good it is now! They don’t make them like this anymore!

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Sarah F

12/18/2024

It’s Gremlins! Of course it is 5 stars.

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Felicia A

12/10/2024

Always so much fun! I love how the Mom is played. That woman doesn't hesitate she just grabs a knife.

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Synopsis

A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown. The shopkeeper is reluctant to sell him the "mogwai" but sells it to him with the warning to never expose him to bright light, water, or to feed him after midnight. All of this happens and the result is a gang of gremlins that decide to tear up the town on Christmas Eve.

Director: Joe Dante
Producer: Michael Finnell
Screenwriter: Chris Columbus
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Amblin Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Holiday, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 1984, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Dec 5, 2019
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2014
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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