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

Jan 6, 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

Sep 24, 2001

4/5

An unsettling, gory, but intelligent horror flick.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Sep 4, 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, 2025

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, 2025

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

Oct 1, 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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Robert P

@Superbad 6 days ago

I loved this movie especially the gore!

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 31, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Evan P

@RT61326962 Aug 20, 2026

Jeepers Creepers was very entertaining from the start. I had a lot of fun watching this movie and I definitely recommend it. I was very intrigued throughout the entire film. Jonathan Breck had a great performance as the Creeper. All in all, I enjoyed most of the movie and would probably watch it again even though I’m not the biggest fan of the ending.

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Adam C

@chez88 Aug 15, 2026

Top 5 horror movie of the early 2000s

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JOSHUA K

@defmagic Aug 7, 2026

*Jeepers Creepers* was really fun. I know the very bad history surrounding the director and completely understand why some people avoid the movie or refuse to review/react to it because of his real-life actions. Judging the movie strictly on its own, and based on my experience watching it over the years, I’d give it a solid **B**. It’s clever, simple, minimal, and doesn’t feel stuffed with unnecessary studio ideas or effects. Almost everything has a purpose, and nothing feels too overdone. The sequels are another story, but this first outing was definitely a hit for me. Interestingly, part of the opening was inspired by a real incident involving a couple who saw a suspicious vehicle on the road, then later spotted it near an abandoned building with what appeared to be a body wrapped in a sheet — a story also featured on *Unsolved Mysteries*.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

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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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)

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