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The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

Feb 17, 1989
102 min
ComedyHorrorThriller
6.8/ 10
1,298 votes

Overview

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

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TMDB
6.8/10
1,298 votes
IMDB
6.8/10
88,804 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
45/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$18,000,000Production cost
Box Office$49,100,000Worldwide gross
Profit$31,100,000Profitable
ROI
+172.8%Return on investment
US Box Office$36,601,993Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 nomination total

Details

Production information

"He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$49,100,000

Production Companies

Universal PicturesImagine EntertainmentRollins-Morra-Brezner Productions

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