The People Under the Stairs (1991) Reviews & Ratings

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The People Under the Stairs reviews

The People Under the Stairs holds a 6.6/10 average from 798 TMDB ratings.

The plot follows a boy and two adult thieves who, after breaking in to steal a collection of rare coins, become trapped in a house belonging to a strange couple. These thieves are so inept they leave their van parked next to the house, in full view of a couple of policemen who are even more inept; “This truck was used to rob a liquor store last night,” they inform the homeowners, whereupon they just drive off, leavi…
— tmdb28039023 (6/10)

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

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