Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

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Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare!

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

• Released: 1990-05-03
• Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 441 votes

Directed by John Harrison.

Top cast

• Debbie Harry as Betty (Wraparound Story)
• Matthew Lawrence as Timmy (Wraparound Story)
• David Forrester as Priest (Wraparound Story)
• Christian Slater as Andy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
• Robert Sedgwick as Lee (segment ‘Lot 249’)
• Steve Buscemi as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
• Donald Van Horn as Moving Man (segment ‘Lot 249’)
• Michael Deak as Mummy (segment ‘Lot 249’)
• Julianne Moore as Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
• George Guidall as Museum Director (segment "Lot 249")

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; 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
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube

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