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Silver Bullet

Silver Bullet

Oct 10, 1985
95 min
Horror
6.6/ 10
656 votes

Overview

The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.6/10
656 votes
IMDB
6.4/10
33,769 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
26/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$7,000,000Production cost
Box Office$12,400,000Worldwide gross
Profit$5,400,000Profitable
ROI
+77.1%Return on investment
US Box Office$12,361,866Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"It started in May. In a small town. And every month after that whenever the moon was full...It came back."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$12,400,000

Production Companies

International Film Corporation (II)Famous Films ProductionsParamount PicturesDDL Cinematografica

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