Tremors
In a remote Nevada settlement, bickering handymen, a seismologist, and resourceful neighbors battle cunning underground predators using wit, teamwork, and improvised defenses.
Overview
A small town faces an underground terror that threatens their very existence.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- campy
- tense
- movie night
- creature feature marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a lively, inventive revival of the 1950s creature feature, balancing genuine suspense, practical effects, character chemistry, and comic wit.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film explicitly echoes 1950s science fiction and giant-monster movies while adding contemporary pacing and character humor.
Seismic tremors, underground movement, and the Graboids' specific weaknesses determine how the townspeople survive.
Handymen, scientists, shopkeepers, and gun enthusiasts cooperate while Perfection is cut off from outside help.
The film combines tense creature attacks with witty exchanges and deliberately outlandish subterranean monsters.
Films like Tremors, and why
Gremlins
affectionate creature-feature revival, practical monster effects, and a balance of suspense with comedy
Attack the Block
small-town siege, inventive monster rules, and accessible horror-comedy tone
The Blob
desert survival setting, giant-monster spectacle, and western-inflected genre storytelling
Slither
campy science fiction horror, isolated communities, and humor woven into creature attacks
Movie Details
- Director
- Ron Underwood
- Release Date
- 1990-01-19
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (3721)
Cast
- Kevin Bacon
- Fred Ward
- Finn Carter
- Michael Gross
- Reba McEntire
- Victor Wong
- Robert Jayne
- Ariana Richards
- Charlotte Stewart
- Tony Genaro
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tremors about?
- In a remote Nevada settlement, bickering handymen, a seismologist, and resourceful neighbors battle cunning underground predators using wit, teamwork, and improvised defenses.
- What is Tremors like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tremors as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Tremors violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tremors as mild.
- What did critics think of Tremors?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a lively, inventive revival of the 1950s creature feature, balancing genuine suspense, practical effects, character chemistry, and comic wit.
- Which films are like Tremors?
- Films with a similar feel include Gremlins, Attack the Block, The Blob, and Slither.
- How long is Tremors?
- Tremors runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tremors?
- In United States, Tremors streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
