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Sometimes They Come Back

Seen it?

1991 | 98 min | Horror, TV Movie, Thriller, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved It, start here.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

Desperate for a job to help him support his family, Jim Norman takes a position teaching high school in the town where his brother was murdered in front of him by teenage bullies twenty-seven years before. The teens who committed the crime are long dead, but now the kids in Jim's new class keep dying and being replaced by new students who look like the deceased hoodlums.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    67% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 70K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tom McLoughlin

  • Tim MathesonJim Norman
  • Brooke AdamsSally Norman
  • Robert RuslerLawson
  • Chris DemetralWayne Norman
  • Robert Hy GormanScott Norman
  • William SandersonMueller
  • Nicholas SadlerVinnie
  • Bentley MitchumNorth
  • Matt NolanBilly
  • Tasia ValenzaKate