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The Fog

The Fog

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Balasaur Score
Mixed

1980 · Movie · 1h 30m · R

The read

Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 87% of the 579 1980s horror movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.

Synopsis

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Ratings

IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic55/100

Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.

1,806 audience votes

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The Best Movies of 1980

The Fog is #44 of 60