Subterranean monsters turn a sleepy desert town into a hilarious, suspenseful, and broadly campy battle for survival.
Pulpy and darkly comic, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
What we could confirm fits a PG-13: a few tense moments and several jump scares.
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Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskBumbling warehouse workers unleash a darkly comic zombie plague with broad humor and pulpy, gritty scares.
Zombieland (2009)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskSurvivors of a zombie apocalypse discover that their biggest threat might be their own darkly comic dysfunction.
Shaun of the Dead (2004)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskA slacker's mundane life becomes a darkly comedic fight for survival when zombies interrupt his pub routine.
Re-Animator (1985)Mildly scary · extreme gore · strong violence · briskA brilliant, unhinged scientist reanimates corpses with darkly comedic and absurdly campy results.
Happy Death Day 2U (2019)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · briskA college student finds herself in a darkly comic, campy parallel universe with a masked killer.
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)Big broad humor · epic · party watch · strong violenceAn imprisoned god races to save his world, battling a ruthless threat with broad humor and campy, epic action.
Lucifer (2016)Dry wit · campy · comfort watch · briskThe Lord of Hell brings his darkly comic whimsy to Los Angeles crime fighting, with brisk, witty results.
Snatch (2000)Dry wit · gritty · late-night trip · strong violenceRough-and-tumble London criminals chase a stolen diamond, leading to a darkly comic and briskly paced caper.Tremors is on our Horror, not scary; Survival; Horror on Peacock; Comedy on Peacock; and Sci-fi on Peacock lists.
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