Halloween
Directed by John CarpenterFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Halloween Ratings & Reviews
- Benjamin McCarthyFebruary 18, 2025This movie is awesome I watch it every Halloween and also this creamed me out it was like the ending was the scary part I was like so scared that I had to go in a different room 🤣
- Carlos IbarraApril 10, 2025The granddaddy of em all. My favorite movie period. Has been since I hit high school. It inspired countless imitators and sequels, but none have come close to touching the greatness of this eerie classic.
- jbreed281d agoGreatest Horror Movie Of All Time. Buy The Greatest Director Of All Time John Carpenter. Gave it 5 stars not 4 and Half
- StairwaytothestarsOctober 15, 2025HALLOWEEN is a timeless classic, that captures the isolation in this chilling and eerie atmospheric movie with a great menacing score.
- DANNYZUKO78October 3, 2025YOUNG FUTURE EX-WIVES JAMIE LEE CURTIS. I FEEL LIKE I WAS IN THE HOUSE WITH HER I WAS SCREAMING AND CRYING WITH HER. JAMIE LEE CURTIS DID GREAT AS LAURIE.
- Louis AlexanderAugust 4, 2025I've watched this so many times I've lost count. I own it and re-watch it on Halloween night every year, because it never gets old. In my opinion, it's the perfect formula for a horror movie, frightening and tense without jump scares every 30 seconds, properly violent and gory without overly-long scenes of the gore, funny without being over-the top. And finally, Jame Lee Curtis and the man who plays Michael play their roles perfectly. I've seen every single sequel and they are okay, but this one, in my opinion, is as close to perfect as you could possibly get from a horror/slasher movie.
- StephenAugust 4, 2025One of the best slasher films.
- ISRADecember 2, 2025Spanish Subtitules please
- NightNovember 3, 2025classic
- nicpedersonAugust 24, 2025A pretty epic horror that sets the bar for so many to follow
- steveofficialNovember 1, 2025One of my all time favourite horror icons is Michael Myers and I do enjoy coming back and rewatching this classic movie from 1978 - started off a bee franchise with an ending that terrified fans of horror back in the 70's
- jborn4christAugust 14, 2025My all time favorite slasher. The OG.
- andy bOctober 30, 2025perfect horror movie, defines the entire genre of scary movies/horror when it comes to it being directionally halloween-oriented. best pinball machine also
- KGM SOSAOctober 7, 2025John Carpenter’s Halloween is a classic for many & while I respect its legacy as a 70s slasher pioneer, my experience was very mixed. What worked for me: The strongest redeeming quality was its nostalgic aura. Everything screamed 70s in the best way possible: the rotary phones, the cars, the sound quality, the cheesy dialogue & lingo, & of course the legendary synth-heavy score. I’m a sucker for that era’s horror/slasher vibe, & this movie nails the aesthetic. Michael Myers’ introduction as a now-iconic character also deserves recognition. On atmosphere & style alone, Halloween had an easy 8–9/10 in its hands. Where it fell apart: Unfortunately, the characters (especially Laurie) dragged this down hard. I don’t mind suspension of disbelief (it’s a slasher after all), but the decision-making here crosses from “horror logic” into flat-out lazy writing. Characters constantly act in ways no rational person ever would & it becomes infuriating rather than suspenseful. • Laurie repeatedly incapacitates Michael by barely inflicting enough damage to even hurt a frail kitten, only to turn her back, throw her weapon away & collapse in tears while he inevitably gets up again. • Despite knowing she’s being stalked, she still investigates a pitch-black, silent house where her friends are clearly missing loudly calling out instead of being cautious, effectively walking into the killer’s hands. • Other characters refuse to even turn on lights while nervously creeping around eerie homes, squinting into the dark like electricity bills were too high in 1978 (they weren’t). Moments like this piled up until I was literally shouting at the screen, wishing the main character dead out of sheer frustration. Btw that’s coming from someone who almost always scores movies 9s & 10s; So a 6 from me is harsh. Final thoughts: The first 3/4 of Halloween felt like an easy classic, but the last act knocked it down several pegs. Still, I liked it enough that I can see myself revisiting it & maybe climbing back up to a 7–8/10 once the irritation wears off. For now though, I can only call it a flawed classic, important for what it did for the genre, but frustrating in execution.
- crc2222October 27, 2025Classic!
Halloween Trivia
Halloween was released on October 25, 1978.
Halloween was directed by John Carpenter.
Halloween has a runtime of 90 min.
Halloween was produced by Debra Hill, Moustapha Akkad.
The key characters in Halloween are Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis), Annie (Nancy Kyes).
Halloween is rated R.
Halloween is a Horror, Thriller film.
Halloween has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.