The Hills Have Eyes
A stranded family battles a cannibalistic clan in a brutal desert siege that transforms survival horror into revenge.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- harrowing
- suspenseful
- late night horror viewing
- cult movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally find the film brisk, tense, and darkly humorous, while noting that its crude exploitation elements and predictable story can overwhelm its cleverer ideas.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Carter family becomes stranded in a remote desert after entering a closed air-testing range.
The family's struggle shifts from accidental survival to retaliatory violence against the hill-dwellers.
The antagonistic group is associated with mutation, cannibalism, murder, and graphic bodily attacks.
The family's ordeal begins when they accidentally enter a government-controlled air-testing range closed to the public.
Films like The Hills Have Eyes, and why
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
shares desert isolation, cannibalistic antagonists, graphic survival horror, and exploitation-era brutality
The Last House on the Left
shares rape and revenge themes, transgressive violence, and gritty independent horror filmmaking
The Devil's Rejects
shares horror western atmosphere, isolated-family peril, and confrontational survival violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Release Date
- 1977-07-22
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1037)
Cast
- Susan Lanier
- Robert Houston
- Martin Speer
- Dee Wallace
- Russ Grieve
- John Steadman
- James Whitworth
- Virginia Vincent
- Lance Gordon
- Michael Berryman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Fandor
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hills Have Eyes about?
- A stranded family battles a cannibalistic clan in a brutal desert siege that transforms survival horror into revenge.
- What is The Hills Have Eyes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hills Have Eyes as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Hills Have Eyes violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Hills Have Eyes as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Hills Have Eyes?
- Critics generally find the film brisk, tense, and darkly humorous, while noting that its crude exploitation elements and predictable story can overwhelm its cleverer ideas.
- Which films are like The Hills Have Eyes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Last House on the Left, and The Devil's Rejects.
- How long is The Hills Have Eyes?
- The Hills Have Eyes runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hills Have Eyes?
- In United States, The Hills Have Eyes streams on Fandor.
