Halloween
1978 | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Saturday Special
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (97%), people are still talking about it and audiences rate it highly (7.6/10). A strong pick for the weekend.
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Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6/10 from 6K viewers
- AwardsWeak
No major awards or nominations on record
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$70 million worldwide on a $325K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
878K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
fuboTV
Philo
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
AMC+ Roku Premium Channel
AMC+
Shudder
Shudder Amazon Channel
Cultpix
Shudder Apple TV channel
Chilling
Fawesome
YOW.tv
Plex
Plex Channel
Xumo Play
MometuRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by John Carpenter
- Donald PleasenceLoomis
- Jamie Lee CurtisLaurie
- Nancy KyesAnnie
- P. J. SolesLynda
- Charles CyphersBrackett
- Kyle RichardsLindsey
- Brian AndrewsTommy
- John Michael GrahamBob
- Nancy StephensMarion
- Arthur MaletGraveyard Keeper