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Fear Street Part One: 1994

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Fear Street Part One: 1994

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2021

1h 45m

Horror

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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.

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Critics Consensus

Fear Street Part One: 1994 kicks off the trilogy in promising fashion, honoring the source material with plenty of retro slasher appeal.

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It has more enthusiasm for its throwback setting than actual inspiration, but Fear Street's first installment does just enough to make slasher fans interested in its sequels.

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Inkoo Kang

Washington Post

Deena and Sam's romance is a push-pull between two paper-thin characters whose relationship never gains the contours that make you care about its survival.

Jul 30, 2021

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

1994 leans very much on recognizable nostalgia to build a sense of place-hell, the movie opens at a mall!-before getting into the bloody business at hand.

Jul 24, 2021

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Autostraddle

This easy-to-swallow conceit lets Fear Street gleefully, bloodily romp around, channeling the "trashy low-brow horror" of the mass market paperbacks it honors.

Jul 16, 2021

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Lindsey Romain

Nerdist

The young cast is excellent. The lore points and witchy nursery rhyme hint at more twisted fun to come. And Janiak’s eye for crisp horror keeps things refreshingly propulsive and infinitely surprising.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 14, 2024

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

If you're looking to get more into horror, or even introduce your older teens to the genre (and I mean 15/16 plus – there are some over-the-pants action and sex scenes, which are just not fun to watch as a family), I really recommend these movies...

Mar 31, 2023

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Fear Street Part 1 encapsulates what made 90s thriller movies so popular.

Rated: 9/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Ajay K

Best movie I love it

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Giorgos C

Definitely not had, and a fun watch, however it feels all predictable. Something that you have seen again and it's not scary or thrilling.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Max K

Good movie. It has an interesting story, charismatic characters and a "slasher horror" that went down well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Gabrielle H

It’s great, it’s nostalgic, the characters have depth, and the plot is extremely thick. The killer is genuinely scary and the story behind the killers is even scarier. Definitely watch. The only thing I’d change is the relationship between Sam and Deena it at some point feels like too much push and pull.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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26-5-2025 The narrative development feels unconvincing. Despite having investigated the series of incidents, it takes too long to realize the existence of survivors. Furthermore, it's questionable why an overdose is chosen as the method for inducing suspended animation. Even if they were knowledgeable about drugs, there should have been more accessible and realistic methods. The delay in administering the drug ultimately led to the sacrifice of their two friends.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Cees T

Poor lighting and buildup. Watch '80s IT and Stranger Things instead. 1/10

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Leigh Janiak
Producer: Peter Chernin, David Ready, Jenno Topping
Screenwriter: Phil Graziadei, Leigh Janiak
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Drug Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 45m

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