Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- oppressive
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- rainy day thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a suspenseful, well-acted fusion of crime procedural, psychological thriller, horror, and domestic drama.
What sets it apart
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Takakura's new home and interactions with his neighbor turn ordinary suburban intimacy into an atmosphere of escalating distrust.
Nishino presents himself as an awkward neighbor while his household and connection to violence become increasingly sinister.
Takakura investigates Saki's missing-family case while simultaneously navigating his marriage and the unsettling household next door.
Homes, dinners, basements, and neighborhood encounters are presented as recognizable spaces whose normality steadily becomes threatening.
Films like Creepy, and why
The Gift
psychological horror, domestic unease, and a seemingly ordinary neighbor concealing menace
Memories of Murder
crime investigation intertwined with oppressive psychological dread and disturbing human behavior
The Grudge
Japanese psychological horror, unstable trust, and slow-building domestic terror
Prisoners
detective mystery combined with bleak atmosphere, manipulation, and intimate menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Release Date
- 2016-06-18
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (228)
Cast
- Hidetoshi Nishijima
- Yuko Takeuchi
- Teruyuki Kagawa
- Haruna Kawaguchi
- Masahiro Higashide
- Ryoko Fujino
- Takashi Sasano
- Masahiro Toda
- Michie Ikeda
- Naoko Satô
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, AsianCrush, Metrograph
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Creepy about?
- A former detective’s investigation into a vanished family collides with the unnerving secrets of his new neighbor.
- What is Creepy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Creepy as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Creepy violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Creepy as graphic.
- What did critics think of Creepy?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a suspenseful, well-acted fusion of crime procedural, psychological thriller, horror, and domestic drama.
- Which films are like Creepy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gift, Memories of Murder, The Grudge, and Prisoners.
- How long is Creepy?
- Creepy runs 130 minutes.
- Where can I watch Creepy?
- In United States, Creepy streams on Philo, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, AsianCrush, Metrograph.
