Squirm

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Squirm

PG

1976

1h 32m

Horror

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A freak accident leads to wriggling horror when thousands of hungry, electrified worms lay siege to a Georgia community.

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Budd Wilkins

Slant Magazine

Aug 21, 2024

Striking a delicate balance between funny and truly creepy, Jeff Lieberman’s Squirm is an engaging entry in the animal-attack subgenre that was all the rage in the mid-1970s.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jan 2, 2026

2.5/4

Squirm bests those films that feature a cast of thousands, since its cast of real worms numbers in the hundreds of thousands.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Feb 13, 2023

When “Squirm” isn’t silly, it’s boring, and it doesn’t deliver on splatter...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 31, 2020

4/10

Anticipation builds steadily because the Georgia drawl is so incredibly slow (just like the wrigglers themselves).

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Nov 13, 2014

3/4

The Fibber-McGee's-worst-nightmare scene in which a closet door is opened to reveal a floor-to-ceiling block of worms that cascades over the unlucky door-opener deserves a place of honor in any gross-out montage.

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Oct 28, 2014

1.5/4

Cheesy as can be.

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B P

@Bradster69 1 day ago

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Jul 7, 2021

The first horror movie I ever saw. When it popped up on Tubi I figured it was time for a rewatch. Decent story and characters, some impressive SFX, and a truckload of worms. Also, an excellent shower scene.

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May 29, 2020

Well-crafted entry in the 1970s "animals attack" boom. A quality script, naturalistic performances, and convincing special effects raise this Georgia-filmed chiller far above the throng of lesser efforts common to the era's drive-in circuit.

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Mar 15, 2020

I love everything about this movie!

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Mar 3, 2020

It's soo campy and ludicrous, it's hard to find the terror in it. But it's occasionally amusing watching the hillbillies do hillbilly things. Especially when it's antagonizing the city boy for no reason.

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delysid d

@RT67044741 Dec 11, 2017

I had no idea worms could be so deadly... this is hands down the best killer worm movie of all time!

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Synopsis

A freak accident leads to wriggling horror when thousands of hungry, electrified worms lay siege to a Georgia community.

Director: Jeff Lieberman
Producer: George Manasse
Screenwriter: Jeff Lieberman
Production Co: Squirm Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 30, 1976, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2018
Runtime: 1h 32m

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