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Nightmare City

Seen it?

1980 | 91 min | Horror, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 50% audience score, 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's already planned their apocalypse hideout and fans of end-of-the-world stories. The undead are the backdrop; how people treat each other is the real story. Fans of 28 Years Later or Resident Evil should feel right at home. It builds a whole broken world and makes you live in it.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.

A reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from the hordes of bloodthirsty, undead people exposed to nuclear radioactivity as military leaders fight a losing war of attrition against the relentless attacks.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    40% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    Our audience score: 50%

  • 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 impactBelow par

    About 22K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Umberto Lenzi

  • Hugo StiglitzDean Miller
  • Laura TrotterDr. Anna Miller
  • Maria Rosaria OmaggioSheila Holmes
  • Francisco RabalMajor Warren Holmes
  • Sonia VivianiCindy
  • Eduardo FajardoDr. Kramer
  • Stefania D'AmarioJessica Murchison
  • Ugo BolognaMr. Desmond
  • Sara FranchettiLiz the Maid
  • Manuel ZarzoColonel Donahue (as Manolo Zarzo)