Halloween (1978)
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The night he came home!
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
- Released: 1978-10-24
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 31m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 6,372 votes
Directed by John Carpenter.
Top cast
- Donald Pleasence as Loomis
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie
- Nancy Kyes as Annie
- P. J. Soles as Lynda
- Charles Cyphers as Brackett
- Kyle Richards as Lindsey
- Brian Andrews as Tommy
- John Michael Graham as Bob
- Nancy Stephens as Marion
- Arthur Malet as Graveyard Keeper
Where to watch Halloween
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Cultpix, Shudder Apple TV channel, Chilling; watch free on Fawesome, YOW.tv, Plex, Plex Channel, Xumo Play, Mometu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Cultpix; watch free on BBC iPlayer, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India: stream on Cultpix; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, Cultpix, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel; rent on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Cultpix, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
Movies like Halloween
If you enjoyed Halloween, these movies have a similar feel:
- Halloween II (1981)
- Halloween (2007)
- Trick (2019)
- Haunt (2019)
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
- Scream (1996)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- Night of the Reaper (2025)
- Halloween Kills (2021)
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
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