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Nightmares

Nightmares

1983 · Movie · 1h 39m · R

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb5.7/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes29%21%
Metacritic39/10021%
TMDB5.9/10105 votes16%
Balasaur Score48100%

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