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The 'Burbs
Psychological, Genre Hybrids

The 'Burbs

1989

He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.

Directed by Joe Dante

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When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

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Director
Joe Dante
Written by
Dana Olsen
Cinematographer
Robert M. Stevens
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
en
Rating
PG
TMDB
6.8/10 (1,362 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
58% Rotten
Metacritic
45/100
IMDb
6.8/10 (90,793 votes)
Released February 17, 1989·$18,000,000 budget·$49,101,993 revenue

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Score

Jerry Goldsmith

The 'Burbs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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