Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- moody
- foreboding
- late night horror
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What critics said
Critics found eerie moments, gruesome effects, and a gripping Tim Matheson performance, but broadly felt that drawn-out pacing and uneven tension weakened the premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jim Norman returns to the town where his brother was killed, and the dead bullies reappear to torment him.
Jim's return to his home town reconnects him with the train wreck, tunnel, school, and ghosts of his past.
The returning hoods are presented through gruesome effects and corporeal supernatural imagery.
The film links Jim's present-day haunting to suppressed memories of his brother's death and the train wreck.
Films like Sometimes They Come Back, and why
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom McLoughlin
- Release Date
- 1991-05-07
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (285)
Cast
- Tim Matheson
- Brooke Adams
- Robert Rusler
- Chris Demetral
- Robert Hy Gorman
- William Sanderson
- Nicholas Sadler
- Bentley Mitchum
- Matt Nolan
- Tasia Valenza
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Sometimes They Come Back about?
- A grieving teacher confronts the ghostly bullies whose return revives the childhood tragedy that shaped his life.
- What is Sometimes They Come Back like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sometimes They Come Back as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sometimes They Come Back violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sometimes They Come Back as graphic.
- What did critics think of Sometimes They Come Back?
- Critics found eerie moments, gruesome effects, and a gripping Tim Matheson performance, but broadly felt that drawn-out pacing and uneven tension weakened the premise.
- Which films are like Sometimes They Come Back?
- Films with a similar feel include Pet Sematary, It, and The Fog.
- How long is Sometimes They Come Back?
- Sometimes They Come Back runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sometimes They Come Back?
- In United States, Sometimes They Come Back streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
