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Jeepers Creepers

R Released Aug 31, 2001 1h 30m Horror Mystery & Thriller List
46% Tomatometer 116 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old abandoned church, Trish (Gina Philips) and her brother Darry (Justin Long) watch their routine road trip home from college turn into a heart-stopping race for their lives. They find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force that relentlessly pursues them and gives a new and chilling meaning to the old song "Jeepers Creepers."
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Jeepers Creepers has a promising start. Unfortunately, the tension and suspense quickly deflates into genre cliches as movie goes on.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 2/4 Jan 8, 2002 Full Review Stephen Hunter Washington Post If the reptile brain in you, that ugly little cluster of cerebral cells where all the destructive urges lie, needs a good jolt, Jeepers Creepers offers you just such a treat. Rated: 4/5 Jan 6, 2002 Full Review Akos Peterbencze The Screen Jonathan Brack’s Creeper is a morbid and perverted weirdo — every bit as funny as chilling — who totally steals the second half once he’s given more screen time to fool around. Oct 1, 2024 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim "You know the part in scary movies where somebody does something really stupid and everybody hates them for it?," Trish says to her thrill-seeking brother, Darry, in the horror film "Jeepers Creepers." "Well, this is it." Rated: 2/4 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media There's a menace to it that creates a lot of tension, and the direction makes all the right moves, but the proverbial "big reveal" makes the whole thing seem more than a little ridiculous. Rated: 2/5 Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matthew D No idea why people thought this was so great and I was around when this movie could be considered, "relevant." The plot is so tacky, the dialogue delivery is forced on almost every line, the "lore" isn't followed as explained. I won't spoil anything but there's no consistency with the characters, no sense of urgency and the villain feels like it came out of a dime comic book and someone made a movie. The only cool thing the movie did was the underground area and even that doesn't really hold up to modern movie visual effects. Unless you are trying to learn what not to do or can completely go into a vegetative state on command for film I wouldn't recommend this. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Liam D The movie that spawns a franchise that isn’t needed because this first movie is poorly written, has wooden acting and the only saving Grace is the makeup Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Ry T Just an overall great creepy movie that does well to build the tension. It's one I rewatch every now and again as the first, like many movies, is always the best. Also best going in blind and just enjoying the ride, probably too late though if you're here reading this, hopefully nothing has been given away for you! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Emma L 3/5 stars My first time watching, in 2024, and overall, not bad. The plot was a little empty, the acting was very good. The "creeper" is scary and a great bit of design, I feel it took a lot of inspiration off Stephen Kings "IT" especially with the "nest" and it only coming out every certain amount of years and for a certain amount of time. Darry Jenner was brilliant and performed his role really well, I didn't think too much to the sister, I felt her part was a little boring but was still well performed. Overall would recommend but don't think I would watch again Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Ryan D O filme é muito bom, assistia muito com meu pai e o antagonista e os protagonistas são muito bons. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Daniel J Watch it in the 00s and loved it. Watched it today and I still love it. A classic that stands the test of time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old abandoned church, Trish (Gina Philips) and her brother Darry (Justin Long) watch their routine road trip home from college turn into a heart-stopping race for their lives. They find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force that relentlessly pursues them and gives a new and chilling meaning to the old song "Jeepers Creepers."
Director
Victor Salva
Producer
Barry Opper, Tom Luse
Screenwriter
Victor Salva
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Cinerenta, American Zoetrope
Rating
R (Language|Brief Nudity|Terror Gore|Terror/Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.9M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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