C.H.U.D.
A police officer, photographer, and sewer-savvy drifter confront grotesque underground mutants in a grimy New York creature feature.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- campy
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- cult movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally recognize entertaining goopy B-movie thrills and pointed social commentary, while finding the narrative slack and inconsistent.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation centers on New York sewers and the deformed inhabitants concealed beneath Manhattan.
The creatures are linked to toxic contamination and institutional secrecy, while critics note pointed social commentary.
The film emphasizes grotesquely deformed sewer creatures, gore, decapitation, and practical B-movie thrills.
Critics repeatedly describe it as light commercial entertainment, fun, and more funny than scary.
Films like C.H.U.D., and why
Alligator
shared urban monster horror, sewer setting, and practical-effects creature thrills
The Return of the Living Dead
shared 1980s B-movie horror, mutant creatures, and darkly comic social commentary
The Midnight Meat Train
shared grimy city horror, social marginalization, and practical creature effects
Movie Details
- Director
- Douglas Cheek
- Release Date
- 1984-08-31
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (324)
Cast
- John Heard
- Daniel Stern
- Christopher Curry
- Kim Greist
- Laure Mattos
- Brenda Currin
- Justin Hall
- Michael O'Hare
- Cordis Heard
- Sam McMurray
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon 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 C.H.U.D. about?
- A police officer, photographer, and sewer-savvy drifter confront grotesque underground mutants in a grimy New York creature feature.
- What is C.H.U.D. like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of C.H.U.D. as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is C.H.U.D. violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in C.H.U.D. as graphic.
- What did critics think of C.H.U.D.?
- Critics generally recognize entertaining goopy B-movie thrills and pointed social commentary, while finding the narrative slack and inconsistent.
- Which films are like C.H.U.D.?
- Films with a similar feel include Alligator, The Return of the Living Dead, and The Midnight Meat Train.
- How long is C.H.U.D.?
- C.H.U.D. runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch C.H.U.D.?
- In United States, C.H.U.D. streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
