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Matinee
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Matinee

1993 · 99 min Comedy Drama
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is a comedy that knows its limits. Doesn't reach for grotesque when irony is enough, doesn't ask the audience to take things too seriously.

Worth watching for a good mood and a couple of genuinely funny moments. Doesn't promise depth — but doesn't pretend to have it either.

Good for watching with people who need to unwind after a long day. Not for those seeking depth.

Director: Joe Dante

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: With friends or a partner when you don't want anything complicated. Good mood guaranteed.

🎭 Cast

John Goodman

John Goodman

Lawrence Woolsey

Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty

Ruth Corday / Carole

Simon Fenton

Simon Fenton

Gene Loomis

Omri Katz

Omri Katz

Stan

Lisa Jakub

Lisa Jakub

Sandra

Kellie Martin

Kellie Martin

Sherry

Jesse Lee Soffer

Jesse Lee Soffer

Dennis Loomis

Lucinda Jenney

Lucinda Jenney

Anne Loomis

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James Villemaire

Harvey Starkweather

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Howard

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