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Nightmares
🎬 Movie

Nightmares

1983 · 99 min Horror Science Fiction
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.

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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: Joseph Sargent

— 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

Cristina Raines

Cristina Raines

Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

Moon Unit Zappa

Moon Unit Zappa

Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")

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Joe Lambie

Phil the Husband (segment "Terror in Topanga")

Robin Gammell

Robin Gammell

The Bishop (segment "The Benediction")

Bridgette Andersen

Bridgette Andersen

Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")

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