Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Car easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Car end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Car

Name: The Car
Genre: Horror, Action, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
Released: 1977
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, R.G. Armstrong, John Rubinstein

Is it a phantom, a demon, or the devil himself?

Directed by Elliot Silverstein

Produced by Universal Pictures, Hollywood Road Films

197796 min6.4 / 10

A paranoid, atmospheric creature-feature where an unstoppable supernatural force terrorizes a small desert town, blending visceral threat with metaphysical dread.

The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.

Clusters

Found-Footage Horror Films Trapped Horror Movies Cursed Revenge Pacts Urban and Small-Town Settings Witchcraft and Occult Movies

Genres

Horror Action Thriller Mystery Fantasy

Keywords

Small Town Supernatural Desert Frightened

Where to watch

RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Questions people ask

Is The Car scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Car violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The Car easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Car end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Car sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

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