The Stuff

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The Stuff

R

1985

1h 27m

Horror

Comedy

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A private detective investigates a new consumer taste treat that's absolutely delicious and just possibly lethal.

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Budd Wilkins

Slant Magazine

Larry Cohen’s film is a barbed satire of 1980s consumer culture.

Jul 29, 2025

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Rick Kogan

Chicago Tribune

Peopled by leaden or hackneyed characters...The Stuff is further burdened by special effects of the most pedestrian kind.

Rated: 0/4

Mar 26, 2019

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Its execution never lives up to its scrumptious satiric premise.

Rated: B

Feb 12, 2006

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

The Stuff may struggle just a little to get its narrative moving along over the course of its brief 80-ish minutes, but there's still a fair amount to like about it, including its amusing & clever special effects and its on the nose satire.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2025

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…The Stuff didn’t find favour at the time, satire rarely does, but it’s a funny, sharp and satirical movie that his its targets squarely, and there’s some ingenious model work for the action scenes…

Rated: 4/5

Jul 22, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mostly forgotten today outside of cult circles and horror enthusiasts, Cohen’s film conceals nothing, not its cynicism toward American shoppers, not its view of corporate greed, not its hatred of capitalist politics.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 8, 2023

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Jonathan N

It was funny, original, and let's face it, pretty silly. This "horror" movie feels like it was made for children. Yet, as a B movie, it holds its own and I would watch it again. Worth the watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/15/25

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Jose P.

Terrible yet terribly fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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Nick O

Larry Cohen's melt movie masterpiece takes dead aim at mindless American consumerism in this creamy body horror nightmare. Enough is never enough...of THE STUFF!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Ira k

The effects are cheap and cheesy, and sometimes the acting gets in the way of the story. But, this movie is a delight and should be on anyone's list of movies to see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Luis Otavio F

It's banal, it's bad, it doesn't make any sense, it can be treated as satire, but it's a very bad taste satire.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Paul M

'The Stuff' makes for a pretty fun watch. It has some really good/fun horror special effects, some satire on commercialism, and a hero I don't really know if I like or not...Very '80s. If you're wanting a solid 1980s horror flick with some depth (at least a little!) check this one out.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Synopsis

A private detective investigates a new consumer taste treat that's absolutely delicious and just possibly lethal.

Director: Larry Cohen
Producer: Paul Kurta
Screenwriter: Larry Cohen
Production Co: Larco Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2015
Runtime: 1h 27m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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