A new reason to fear the night.
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Nightbreed (1990) is a horror and fantasy film directed by Clive Barker, released on February 16, 1990 with a runtime of 2h 1m. It stars Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg and Charles Haid. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 556 ratings.
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Craig Sheffer
as Aaron Boone
Anne Bobby
as Lori Desinger
David Cronenberg
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
Charles Haid
as Captain Eigerman
Hugh Quarshie
as Detective Joyce
Hugh Ross
as Narcisse
Doug Bradley
as Dirk Lylesberg
Catherine Chevalier
as Rachel
Malcolm Smith
as Ashberry
Bob Sessions
as Pettine
Oliver Parker
as Peloquin
Debora Weston
as Sheryl Ann
Directed by Clive Barker, written by Clive Barker and Clive Barker, produced by Gabriella Martinelli and Mark Alan Miller.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 556 ratings.
The movie fails to provide vital information about its world, either early enough or altogether. Without an understanding of what's happening on the screen, the initial story developments fail to make an emotional connection. What the viewer is left with is an appreciation for the darkly fantastical world and the technical prowess it would have required by the film crew to create. (Some of us will also appreciate…
Reviewed on June 23, 2020
What a difficult thing it is to review this movie. First the movie most people have seen is not the movie Clive Barker created, as the studio did the final cut without Barker's approval or even contacting him at all. So the studio (and the infamous test audience, people with no intelligence and movie or art knowledge) released what they thought ot be a summer monster movie ... The Director's cut released way later…
Reviewed on October 29, 2024
This review is of the Director's Cut which has 45 minutes of changed footage (a lot added and some removed/replaced)... The Director's cut is basically a different movie, that tells a different and much more complete story. Way more footage of the monsters in Midian... backstory on the main monsters... an ending that makes total sense. The movie that Clive Barker wanted to release, before the studio tried to turn…
Reviewed on August 22, 2025
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Nightbreed (1990) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and Cineverse Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Nightbreed (1990) includes Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid and Hugh Quarshie. The film was directed by Clive Barker. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Nightbreed was released on February 16, 1990 and runs for 2h 1m.
Nightbreed (1990) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 556 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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