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Sometimes They Come Back

Sometimes They Come Back

Sometimes They Come Back

1991
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
1h 37m
Based on a short story by Stephen King. A school teacher returning to the town he grew up in 30 years earlier is haunted by the ghosts of highschool thugs that were killed in a freak accident along with his brother. (imdb)

Directed by:

Tom McLoughlin
Tom-McLoughlin
35 total credits
Tom McLoughlin has 35 credits at Criticker, including: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Sometimes They Come Back, FairyTale: A True Story and One Dark Night

Writers:

Stephen King
Stephen-King
126 total credits
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies which have been made into many movies and television films. As of 2011, King has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, five non-fiction books, and nine collections of short stories. Most of his stories are set in his homestate of Maine...(Wikipedia)
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Lawrence Konner
Lawrence-Konner
14 total credits
Lawrence Konner has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Mona Lisa Smile, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, The Jewel of the Nile, Mercury Rising and The Beverly Hillbillies

Starring:

William Sanderson
William-Sanderson
34 total credits
William Sanderson is an American character actor. Sanderson has appeared in many movies, and is known for his role in the 1982 classic science fiction film Blade Runner as J. F. Sebastian. Sanderson also portrayed a character named "Deuce" in an episode of the hit science fiction television series Babylon 5, and later reprised the role in the television movie Babylon 5: Thirdspace He portrayed "Larry" in the American TV show Newhart from 1982 to 1990,...(Wikipedia)
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Brooke Adams
Brooke-Adams
30 total credits
Brooke Adams has 30 credits at Criticker, including: Days of Heaven, The Dead Zone, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Accidental Husband and Sometimes They Come Back
,
Tim Matheson
Tim-Matheson
95 total credits
Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth-talking Eric 'Otter' Stratton in the 1978 comedy Animal House and has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character in the cartoon TV program Jonny Quest...(Wikipedia)
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Robert Rusler
Robert-Rusler
14 total credits
Robert Rusler has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Weird Science, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Sometimes They Come Back, Vamp and Jakob's Wife
,
Robert Hy Gorman
Robert-Hy-Gorman
6 total credits
Robert Hy Gorman has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Forever Young, Leprechaun, Rookie of the Year, Sometimes They Come Back and Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962
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Chris Demetral
Chris-Demetral
9 total credits
Chris Demetral has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Blank Check, Sometimes They Come Back, Dolly Dearest, Dream On and Going Under

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Sometimes They Come Back

1991
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
1h 37m
Avg Percentile 29.62% from 207 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Compact view
Avg Percentile 29.62% from 207 total ratings
Rated 07 Jun 2013
20
21st
I believe Archimedes once said, if you use shit to make a pie, the pie will taste like shit. If you didn't like the demon cars from all of Stephen King's other movies, chances are you won't be to keen on the one here.
Rated 28 Dec 2020
80
59th
I was surprised that a tv movie of King's work is better than most King movie adaptations, but I shouldn't have been. There've been so many bad ones that the bar for films must've been low. But having King on tv is a bigger deal & they don't have an R-rating to use gore/sex as a crutch. But the idea itself is great: bullies are very relatable & the mystery of their origin is interesting. The answers are underwhelming & Matheson doesn't play despair/dread as good as he should, but it's decent.
Rated 13 Oct 2020
55
11th
One of the worst King adaptations out there, and one of the few to have multiple sequels. It's not even a very inventive story to begin with, but luckily no meteorites or aliens--I still don't understand why he feels the need to explain every other story with those.
Rated 09 Sep 2012
5
2nd
Crappy even for a Stephen King.
Rated 17 Oct 2011
50
15th
I would probably come back from the dead to torture Tim Matheson too.
Rated 20 Sep 2010
50
3rd
Usual Stephen King tv schlock with some interesting ideas.Maybe that's why they made 2 sequels. Only for the fans.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
43
22nd
Okay TV adaptation of a King story. Watchable, but the ever-sexy Adams is wasted as Tim's wife. This was co-producer Milton Subotsky's last film.
Rated 29 Sep 2023
55
25th
It's got solid bones with the Stephen King story and some pretty good scenes. I always like/dread the kind of stories where the main character might just be going crazy and nobody believes them. There's a lot of nightmarish frustration in those kind of stories. It feels a bit lukewarm as a TV adaption, though. I think it started out stronger than it ended up being and the ending was far too mushy for its own good. Really love Willian Sanderson in just about anything, really, though.
Rated 01 Jun 2022
50
41st
Average
Rated 08 May 2021
34
13th
Às Vezes Eles Voltam estreava há 30 anos nos EUA. Você tem que ser um grande mestre do cinema para fazer o Stephen King ser bom no cinema, o que obviamente não é o caso aqui. Box Obras-primas do Cinema Stephen King: Contos de Terror.
Rated 07 Jan 2018
40
19th
Passes the time.
Rated 30 Jan 2015
8
3rd
I don't like horror and this was cheesy, trashy horror.
Rated 09 Oct 2013
50
11th
Better than a lot of the more recent Stephen King made-for-TV movies, but still nothing to write home about.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Tom McLoughlin
Tom-McLoughlin
35 total credits
Tom McLoughlin has 35 credits at Criticker, including: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Sometimes They Come Back, FairyTale: A True Story and One Dark Night

Writers:

Stephen King
Stephen-King
126 total credits
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies which have been made into many movies and television films. As of 2011, King has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, five non-fiction books, and nine collections of short stories. Most of his stories are set in his homestate of Maine...(Wikipedia)
,
Lawrence Konner
Lawrence-Konner
14 total credits
Lawrence Konner has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Mona Lisa Smile, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, The Jewel of the Nile, Mercury Rising and The Beverly Hillbillies

Starring:

William Sanderson
William-Sanderson
34 total credits
William Sanderson is an American character actor. Sanderson has appeared in many movies, and is known for his role in the 1982 classic science fiction film Blade Runner as J. F. Sebastian. Sanderson also portrayed a character named "Deuce" in an episode of the hit science fiction television series Babylon 5, and later reprised the role in the television movie Babylon 5: Thirdspace He portrayed "Larry" in the American TV show Newhart from 1982 to 1990,...(Wikipedia)
,
Brooke Adams
Brooke-Adams
30 total credits
Brooke Adams has 30 credits at Criticker, including: Days of Heaven, The Dead Zone, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Accidental Husband and Sometimes They Come Back
,
Tim Matheson
Tim-Matheson
95 total credits
Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth-talking Eric 'Otter' Stratton in the 1978 comedy Animal House and has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character in the cartoon TV program Jonny Quest...(Wikipedia)
,
Robert Rusler
Robert-Rusler
14 total credits
Robert Rusler has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Weird Science, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Sometimes They Come Back, Vamp and Jakob's Wife
,
Robert Hy Gorman
Robert-Hy-Gorman
6 total credits
Robert Hy Gorman has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Forever Young, Leprechaun, Rookie of the Year, Sometimes They Come Back and Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962
,
Chris Demetral
Chris-Demetral
9 total credits
Chris Demetral has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Blank Check, Sometimes They Come Back, Dolly Dearest, Dream On and Going Under

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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