The 'Burbs (1989)

Directed by

Joe Dante

Genre

horror film, adventure film, comedy drama, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 1,388 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A suburban man becomes suspicious of his strange new neighbors. He and his friends investigate, leading to comic and creepy situations.

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What happens

The 'Burbs is a 1989 American dark comedy film directed by Joe Dante and written by Dana Olsen. It stars Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson and Gale Gordon. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their sometimes eccentric dwellers, featuring a family man who suspects the "eccentric" new neighbors are hiding a dark secret. A modest financial success which earned mixed critical reviews, the film is now regarded as a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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