Film

Gremlins 1984

Directed by Joe Dante

  • Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
  • 106 min
  • PG

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

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Classical in form, effortless, resolved and unpretentious.

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  • unpretentiousprestige
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