Jeepers Creepers

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Jeepers Creepers

R

2001

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

Jeepers Creepers has a promising start -- unfortunately, the tension and suspense quickly deflates into genre cliches as movie goes on.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

01/06/2002

4/5

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.

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

09/24/2001

4/5

An unsettling, gory, but intelligent horror flick.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

09/04/2001

3/5

What it lacks in studio-level finesse it more than makes up for with unrelenting imagination and a creepily visceral punch.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 3

1.5/4

An absurd horror yarn in which a winged demon goes on a murderous rampage whenever he hears the title tune. (Personally, Phil Collins’ “Sussudio” and Magic!’s “Rude” are the only songs that would make me take a hatchet to someone’s head, but I digress.)

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Oct 2

4/5

Instantly suspenseful from the start and bolstered by tremendously believable performances from the two leads, this unique flight of dark imagination is a terrific variation on the "psycho from hell" formula and a memorably gruesome horror fantasy.

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

10/01/2024

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.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22

6.5/10 Good creepy creature movie. Good creepy creature movie every 20 years. This creature comes and kills people and takes their body parts puts them in a catacomb under a rural church. Early 2000s 2001, Justin Long is in it Creature, horror, rural, legend Early 2000s 2001 Justin long is in it

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Geo Y

@GeoYoda Jul 18

This horrir movie had it all - Suspense, a hot chick, a good story, and terror. I am not sure why so many did not like it, but I sure did. It has become a cult classic for a reason.

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Aioros M

@melchizedek777 Jul 18

Terrific terror movie!

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Allan C

@RT15713161 Jul 17

Terror has a horn! Jeepers Creepers (2001) ****1/2 JEEPERS CREEPERS is an atmospheric, deeply unsettling horror film that elevates a simple monster-on-the-road premise through eerie visuals, unforgettable sound design, and mounting dread. Victor Salva gradually builds the Creeper's mythology into one of the more distinctive supernatural horror films of the 2000s, and it remains the strongest entry in the franchise. SEE LETTERBOXED FOR FULL REVIEW

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bluemanorlandofan2026 T

@RT92190981 Jul 13

One of the scarier slasher films, I was on the edge of my seat the whole movie

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Charles T

@CharlesGaming1000 Jul 9

this was a great epic classic

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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: United Artists, American Zoetrope, Cinerenta
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)