Gremlins
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71% Critic Match

Gremlins

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.

7.1 / 10 1984 1h 46mPG English
FantasyHorrorComedy

Storyline

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

Cast & Crew

Zach Galligan

Zach Galligan

Billy Peltzer

Lead
Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates

Kate Beringer

Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

Randall Peltzer

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Lynn Peltzer

Corey Feldman

Corey Feldman

Pete Fountaine

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Grandfather (Mr. Wing)

John Louie

John Louie

Chinese Boy

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Murray Futterman

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joe Dante's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Gremlins is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker