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Movie poster: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
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The Hills Have Eyes

1977 · 90 min Horror
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1977
Country United States of America
Genre Horror
Director Wes Craven
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (984 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Wes Craven

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Susan Lanier

Susan Lanier

Brenda Carter

Robert Houston

Robert Houston

Bobby Carter

Martin Speer

Martin Speer

Doug Wood

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Lynne Wood

Russ Grieve

Russ Grieve

Big Bob Carter

John Steadman

John Steadman

Fred

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James Whitworth

Jupiter

Virginia Vincent

Virginia Vincent

Ethel Carter

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Lance Gordon

Mars

Michael Berryman

Michael Berryman

Pluto

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