Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- menacing
- campy
- grotesque
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the Stephen King adaptation underdeveloped, confusing, and largely ineffective as horror, despite some appreciation for its early premise and campy energy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Charles and Mary require the lifeforce of young women to survive.
Mary and Charles are bound by a sexually charged mother-son survival relationship.
The sleepwalkers change appearance and use transformation as part of their predation.
The film combines killings and grotesque transformations with black humor and increasingly campy horror set pieces.
Films like Sleepwalkers, and why
Near Dark
supernatural predators, rural-road horror, and darkly erotic monster mythology
The Howling
campy creature horror, transformation effects, and blackly comic violence
Silver Bullet
small-town supernatural menace, teenage protagonists, and pulpy horror tone
Christine
stephen king adaptation, adolescent vulnerability, and grotesque fantasy horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Mick Garris
- Release Date
- 1992-04-10
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (651)
Cast
- Brian Krause
- Mädchen Amick
- Alice Krige
- Jim Haynie
- Cindy Pickett
- Ron Perlman
- Lyman Ward
- Dan Martin
- Glenn Shadix
- Cynthia Garris
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- 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 Sleepwalkers about?
- A predatory mother and son pair hunt teenage victims in an Indiana town while hiding their shape-shifting monster nature.
- What is Sleepwalkers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sleepwalkers as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sleepwalkers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sleepwalkers as graphic.
- What did critics think of Sleepwalkers?
- Critics broadly found the Stephen King adaptation underdeveloped, confusing, and largely ineffective as horror, despite some appreciation for its early premise and campy energy.
- Which films are like Sleepwalkers?
- Films with a similar feel include Near Dark, The Howling, Silver Bullet, and Christine.
- How long is Sleepwalkers?
- Sleepwalkers runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sleepwalkers?
- In United States, Sleepwalkers is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
