Graveyard Shift
A night-shift textile worker and an exterminator confront a grotesque underground creature in a rat-infested mill ruled by cost-cutting greed.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- grimy
- claustrophobic
- grotesque
- late night horror marathon
- cult horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the adaptation as poorly paced, predictable, and ineffective at building tension or fear.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The textile mill, night shift, missing workers, and unsafe underground spaces make the factory itself central to the film's menace.
The mill is overrun with rats and conceals a huge underground creature threatening the workers.
Manager Warwick pressures exterminator Tucker Cleveland to use less poison than necessary to reduce expenses despite the infestation.
The dark textile mill, graveyard shift, machinery, cemetery proximity, and underground spaces create the film's dominant visual environment.
Films like Graveyard Shift, and why
The Boogeyman
industrial setting, creature feature horror, and working-class survival against a hidden underground monster
The Mangler
blue-collar horror, grimy practical creature effects, and escalating workplace danger
Willard
rat infestation, claustrophobic decay, and grotesque body-centered monster horror
The Mist
Stephen King adaptation, small-town menace, and creature-driven suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Ralph S. Singleton
- Release Date
- 1990-10-26
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (310)
Cast
- David Andrews
- Kelly Wolf
- Stephen Macht
- Andrew Divoff
- Vic Polizos
- Brad Dourif
- Robert Alan Beuth
- Ilona Margolis
- Jimmy Woodard
- Jonathan Emerson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Graveyard Shift about?
- A night-shift textile worker and an exterminator confront a grotesque underground creature in a rat-infested mill ruled by cost-cutting greed.
- What is Graveyard Shift like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Graveyard Shift as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Graveyard Shift violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Graveyard Shift as graphic.
- What did critics think of Graveyard Shift?
- Critics broadly regarded the adaptation as poorly paced, predictable, and ineffective at building tension or fear.
- Which films are like Graveyard Shift?
- Films with a similar feel include The Boogeyman, The Mangler, Willard, and The Mist.
- How long is Graveyard Shift?
- Graveyard Shift runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Graveyard Shift?
- In United States, Graveyard Shift streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
