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Halloween (1978)

R ★ 7.6/10 91 min Horror, Thriller United States English
Director: John Carpenter
Screenplay by: Debra Hill, John Carpenter
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The night he came home!

Description

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

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Top Cast

Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence Loomis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis Laurie
Nancy Kyes
Nancy Kyes Annie
P. J. Soles
P. J. Soles Lynda
Charles Cyphers
Charles Cyphers Brackett
Kyle Richards
Kyle Richards Lindsey
Brian Andrews
Brian Andrews Tommy
John Michael Graham
John Michael Graham Bob

Halloween Appears on 32 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #371
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #362
BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #134
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #371
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #297

Critic Curated

"(Paste Magazine) An Authoritative Ranking of 60 Distinct Horror Franchises, From Halloween to Puppet Master"
Paste Magazine #046
Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #04
Esquire’s 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Esquire #48
Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #05
Paste Magazine 50 Best Serial Killer Movies
Paste Magazine #18
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Paste Magazine #47
Paste Magazine The 50 Best Slasher Movies
Paste Magazine #01
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #05
Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Movies Of The 1970s
Rolling Stone #43
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #172
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #33
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #17
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #229

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #557
Jordan Peele's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #13
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #230
Ryan Coogler's Favorite Movies
Various #07

Genre Curation

65 Greatest Horror Movies Of The 21St Century according to Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone #37

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #129
Showdown Autumn Sonata
Letterboxd Showdown #18
Showdown Cheap Thrills
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown Good Time
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown Halloween
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown Nightcrawler
Letterboxd Showdown #16
Showdown Paths Of Glory
Letterboxd Showdown #18
Showdown Terror Train
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown The Perfect Score
Letterboxd Showdown #12

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