The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

1989 · 102 min · EN · PG · 6.8 (1,377 votes)
Dir. Joe Dante · Starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Wendy Schaal, Corey Feldman · Music Jerry Goldsmith

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

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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.

VIBE

This film feels like a fever dream of suburban paranoia, where mundane neighborhood life spirals into absurd, darkly comedic chaos. It's a steadily building, unsettling experience, blending genuine suspense with laugh-out-loud moments as ordinary people confront their deepest, most ridiculous fears about what lurks next door.

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