Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!

6.2 / 10 1990 1h 33mR English
ThrillerComedyFantasyHorror

Storyline

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

Cast & Crew

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Betty (Wraparound Story)

Lead
Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Timmy (Wraparound Story)

DF

David Forrester

Priest (Wraparound Story)

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Robert Sedgwick

Robert Sedgwick

Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)

DV

Donald Van Horn

Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Michael Deak

Michael Deak

Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Harrison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker