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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) is a thriller, comedy, fantasy and horror film directed by John Harrison, released on May 3, 1990 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, David Forrester and Christian Slater. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 438 ratings.
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Debbie Harry
as Betty (Wraparound Story)
Matthew Lawrence
as Timmy (Wraparound Story)
David Forrester
as Priest (Wraparound Story)
Christian Slater
as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Robert Sedgwick
as Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Steve Buscemi
as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Donald Van Horn
as Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Michael Deak
as Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Julianne Moore
as Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
George Guidall
as Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")
Ralph Marrero
as Cabbie (segment "Lot 249")
Kathleen Chalfant
as Dean (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Directed by John Harrison, written by Michael McDowell, George A. Romero and Michael McDowell, produced by Mitchell Galin and Richard P. Rubinstein.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 438 ratings.
Okay anthology horror movie, the first one, "Lot 249", was the best due to the cast (Slater, Buscemi, Moore) and also enjoyed "Lover's Vow" even if the animatronic effects weren't the best. However, "Cat from Hell" really dragged the film as a whole down, almost dozed off a couple of times during that segment, although the ending of that one was gross. The wrap-around story was fine with a fun conclusion I guess.…
Reviewed on August 12, 2020
53/100 "Tales from the Darkside" was a fairly entertaining, tongue-in-cheek, horror anthology TV series. For a movie, however, you'd think they would have turned it up a few notches ...especially with the talent backing up the writing. But, basically what we have here is 3 stories that are no different than watching 3 episodes of the TV show. It's not bad - in fact, I enjoyed it for what it was - it just wasn't…
Reviewed on November 18, 2025
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) includes Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, David Forrester, Christian Slater and Robert Sedgwick. The film was directed by John Harrison. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie was released on May 3, 1990 and runs for 1h 33m.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 438 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller, comedy and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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