Crawlers
Crawlers

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Crawlers

2020
Movie
81 min
English

On Saint Patrick's day—a night of wild parties and drunken revelry—three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-snatching aliens.

Insights

IMDb3.4/10
Director: D.J. CarusoGenres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of college students are targeted by mysterious, fast-moving creatures that emerge from the ground. As the attacks escalate, they must find a way to survive the night and uncover the origin of these terrifying beings. The students find themselves trapped in a remote location, fighting for their lives against an unseen enemy.

Critical Reception

Crawlers received a generally negative reception from critics and audiences, often cited as a low-budget horror film with derivative plotting and uninspired creature effects. While some appreciated the attempts at suspense, most found it failed to deliver a compelling narrative or memorable scares.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggles with a predictable storyline and unconvincing creature designs.

  • Lacks originality, borrowing heavily from other creature-feature tropes without adding anything new.

  • The suspense is undermined by weak character development and repetitive action sequences.

Google audience: Audience reception is largely negative, with viewers frequently criticizing the poor special effects, thin plot, and lack of genuine scares. Many found it to be a forgettable entry in the horror genre.

Fun Fact

Despite being marketed as a sci-fi horror film, the 'crawlers' themselves are not explicitly explained in terms of their origin or nature within the movie's runtime, leaving their emergence a mystery.

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