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- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 47 m
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 47 m
Summary A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.
Directed By: Leigh Janiak
Written By: R.L. Stine, Kyle Killen, Phil Graziadei, Leigh Janiak
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 47 m
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 47 m
Fear Street Part One: 1994
67
5.8
Where to Watch
Summary A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.
Directed By: Leigh Janiak
Written By: R.L. Stine, Kyle Killen, Phil Graziadei, Leigh Janiak
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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70% Positive
14 Reviews
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30% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
67
70% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
30% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is a film rich with character, world-building, Easter eggs, and scares. Horror fans will be grinning over a visual allusion, then be pulled to the edge of their seat by this slaughter-packed adventure, then catch themselves screaming at a harrowingly portrayed murder.
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is a nasty, effective slasher.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 213 User Ratings
5.8
45% Positive
96 Ratings
96 Ratings
29% Mixed
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
26% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 213 User Ratings
5.8
45% Positive
96 Ratings
96 Ratings
29% Mixed
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
26% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
Netflix got it right, This movie was fantastic from start to finish and took left turns when possible. The characters are interesting enough to want to find out wher ethey end up. Looking forward to the other 2 coming in the trilogy! This is a fun film with good scares and dark enough to use comedy when required. Check it out!
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Amazing Film! I don't like horror movies but Fear Street is a really good movie! Combining elements from the 90s with a great mystery, I loved it!
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A popcorn-friendly horror romp, Fear Street is a colorful addition to Netflix’s catalogue.
Fear Street is like a big soup pot full of everything – there are shades of Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Stephen King’s It, Halloween, Friday the 13th, and more. Watching Fear Street brings back memories of wandering around musty video stores and browsing the HORROR section for the most lurid VHS box art you can find. There was something sacred about that experience, like going to church.
The film is R-rated R.L. Stine — simple, catchy, punchy and playfully derivative.
1994 channels that legacy of give and take, between teen horror of the page and screen, into a polished nostalgia object of secondhand thrills, a throwback to a throwback.
There’s an unmistakeable timidity to director Leigh Janiak and Phil Graziadei’s screenplay: it feels odd to watch an 18-rated horror that feels as if it’s going out of its way not to offend.
Not my favourite or even especially memorable it is still entertaining mostly because of the excellent casting. The writing is the most disappointing with thinly drawn characters and quite a dull story. Thankfully the cast transcends the writing to make the characters engaging enough to watch the whole film and just about enough for me to want to watch part 2. In terms of believability, they looked and acted slightly too old for the roles they were playing. The direction along with all of the technical aspects are high quality big budget but ultimately uninspiring. The heavy use of vignette may fit with the style of the 90s but as not much else fits that style I found it annoying.
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Maybe I'm just cynical, but I feel I'm being charitable by giving it 3/10. It's an attempt to mix the feel and aesthetics of Stranger Things with Slasher horror and it does have that Netflix production gloss to it, but like many other Netflix originals it has poor writing, poor dialogue, lackluster cinematography, and annoying or forgettable characters. I feel like those aspects of film making have been put on the back burner to make room for shoehorning in every cultural / social issue into every movie Hollywood and Netflix make nowadays. Honestly though, I wouldn't care so much about that if the movie was actually good! I couldn't wait for this movie to be over and I lost track of how many eye rolls I preformed while I waited. If you're a teenager or a woke millennial or you like everything Netflix puts out than you'll probably enjoy this. If your expecting "Scream" or "I Know What You Did Last Summer" levels of quality, or you like your horror movies to be a bit more gritty, well written, or actually scary, then unfortunately this will probably disappoint.
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Production Company
Netflix,
Chernin Entertainment
Release Date Jul 2, 2021
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating R
Tagline Three movies. Three weeks. One killer story.
Awards
BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
