Twilight Zone: The Movie
Four uncanny tales turn prejudice, aging, childhood power, and flight anxiety into sharply contrasting encounters with the impossible.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- foreboding
- wistful
- surreal
- classic horror night
- anthology movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally find the anthology uneven but agree that its stronger segments outweigh its weaker ones.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The prologue introduces four separate segments with different characters, premises, and tonal registers.
The bigoted Bill is forced to experience persecution and violence connected to the hatred he directs at others.
In the It's a Good Life segment, Helen discovers that the boy she brings home controls the surrounding reality.
Valentine's fear of flying intensifies when he sees a creature attacking the airplane during a storm.
Films like Twilight Zone: The Movie, and why
Creepshow
supernatural anthology structure combining horror, fantasy, science fiction, and moral fables
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
episodic horror anthology with macabre twists, dark humor, and comic-book sensibility
The Outer Limits: The Movie
television-derived anthology storytelling centered on uncanny encounters and speculative premises
Nightmares
vintage anthology horror blending suspense, surreal situations, and sharply contrasting segments
Movie Details
- Directors
- John Landis, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, George Miller
- Release Date
- 1983-06-24
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (851)
Cast
- Dan Aykroyd
- Albert Brooks
- Scatman Crothers
- John Lithgow
- Vic Morrow
- Kathleen Quinlan
- Charles Hallahan
- Doug McGrath
- Murray Matheson
- Bill Quinn
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, 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 Twilight Zone: The Movie about?
- Four uncanny tales turn prejudice, aging, childhood power, and flight anxiety into sharply contrasting encounters with the impossible.
- What is Twilight Zone: The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Twilight Zone: The Movie as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Twilight Zone: The Movie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Twilight Zone: The Movie as mild.
- What did critics think of Twilight Zone: The Movie?
- Critics generally find the anthology uneven but agree that its stronger segments outweigh its weaker ones.
- Which films are like Twilight Zone: The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include Creepshow, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, The Outer Limits: The Movie, and Nightmares.
- How long is Twilight Zone: The Movie?
- Twilight Zone: The Movie runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Twilight Zone: The Movie?
- In United States, Twilight Zone: The Movie is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
