Sometimes They Come Back

Name: Sometimes They Come Back
Genre: Horror, TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1991-05-07
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler, Chris Demetral, Robert Hy Gorman

1991·Movie·R·98 min·★ 5.9(283)

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“With "The Shining" and "Misery" Stephen King scared you to death. Now, he's going to scare you back to life.”

Desperate for a job to help him support his family, Jim Norman takes a position teaching high school in the town where his brother was murdered in front of him by teenage bullies twenty-seven years before. The teens who committed the crime are long dead, but now the kids in Jim's new class keep dying and being replaced by new students who look like the deceased hoodlums.

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About Sometimes They Come Back

Sometimes They Come Back is a 1991 English-language horror, tv movie and thriller film directed by Tom McLoughlin. The cast is led by Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler. It has a runtime of 1h 38m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy.

Sometimes They Come Back was produced by Dino de Laurentiis Communications and made in United States of America. It was released on May 7, 1991, and carries a R certification.

Director: Tom McLoughlin
Writers: Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
Release date: May 7, 1991
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Dino de Laurentiis Communications

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Sometimes They Come Back cast & crew

Sometimes They Come Back was directed by Tom McLoughlin and written by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner.

The cast features Tim Matheson as Jim Norman, Brooke Adams as Sally Norman, Robert Rusler as Lawson, Chris Demetral as Wayne Norman, Robert Hy Gorman as Scott Norman, and William Sanderson as Mueller.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Terry Plumeri, cinematography is by Bryan England, and it was produced by Michael S. Murphey and Dino De Laurentiis.

Is Sometimes They Come Back worth watching?

Sometimes They Come Back holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 283 ratings, a more divisive horror films.

At 1h 38m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy horror, tv movie, and thriller, Sometimes They Come Back is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Sometimes They Come Back

In United States, you can stream Sometimes They Come Back on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Hoopla, and The Roku Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and Google Play Movies. Click any service above to open it directly.

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