Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

You're travelling through another dimension. A dimension, not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller, John Landis

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

1983101 min6.5 / 10

A darkly imaginative anthology that trades in unsettling twists and moral ambiguity, blending wistful nostalgia for the original series with foreboding supernatural scenarios.

An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."

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Questions people ask

  • Is Twilight Zone: The Movie scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Twilight Zone: The Movie sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Twilight Zone: The Movie end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Twilight Zone: The Movie easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Twilight Zone: The Movie violent? Somewhat. More violent 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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58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Twilight Zone: The Movie, and what each one shares →

Like Twilight Zone: The Movie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Twilight Zone: The Movie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Twilight Zone: The Movie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Twilight Zone: The Movie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Twilight Zone: The Movie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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