# Midnight Matinee (1988)

> A troubled small town confronts a murderous recurrence when its horror festival begins reproducing violence from the screen in real life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/87103

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
- Director: Richard Martin
- Cast: Ron White, Gillian Barber, Jeff Schultz, Beatrice Boepple, Timothy Webber, Don S. Davis, R. Nelson Brown, William B. Davis
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095602/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: ominous, paranoid, eerie, late night horror marathon, cult movie night

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