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Halloween
The night he came home!
The night he came home!
Horror, Thriller - 1978
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96%
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Michael Myers escaped from the Illinois State Mental Hospital after 15 years of treatment for the brutal murder of his sister and has returned to Haddonfield to relieve his crime. What follows is a reign of terror. He came home for Halloween and may return.
Director:
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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
24 Oct 1978
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$325,000
Revenue:
$70,274,000
Awards:
7 wins & 3 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Halloween remains untouched -- a modern classic of the most horrific kind.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
Halloween is an absolutely merciless thriller, a movie so violent and scary that, yes, I would compare it to Psycho.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Perhaps not quite so resonant as Psycho to which it pays due homage, but it breathes the same air.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
John Carpenter's 1978 tour de force, perhaps the most widely imitated film of the 70s.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
27 Aug 2007
rotten:
After a promising opening, Halloween becomes just another maniac-on-the-loose suspenser.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
27 Aug 2007
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