Bug Buster

Bug Buster

Dial 1-500-KICK-ASS for the Pest Eliminator near you.

Directed by Lorenzo Doumani

Produced by Shoreline Entertainment, DMG Pictures

199893 min3.9 / 10

A campy creature-feature comedy-horror that plays mutant cockroach attacks for both scares and laughs, anchored by an eccentric exterminator hero.

After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.

Questions people ask

  • Is Bug Buster sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Bug Buster violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Bug Buster scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Bug Buster end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Bug Buster easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bug Buster

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bug Buster

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bug Buster, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bug Buster, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bug Buster, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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