Demons
Seen it?1985 | 89 min | Horror
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved Possession or The Evil Dead, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Some graphic violence despite the NR rating.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 66K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lamberto Bava
- Urbano BarberiniGeorge
- Natasha HoveyCheryl
- Karl ZinnyKen
- Fiore ArgentoHannah
- Paola CozzoKathy
- Fabiola ToledoCarmen
- Nicoletta ElmiIngrid
- Stelio CandelliFrank
- Geretta GerettaRosemary
- Bobby RhodesTony