Halloween II1981
Not yet scored
Slasher
Halloween
1978 · R · 1h 31m
Curator Score7.3/ 10
The night he came home!
Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- October 25, 1978
Where to watchUS, as of Sep 15, 2026
- Included with a subscription
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- Rent or buy
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home- Free with ads
Plex
Plex Channel
Xumo Play
Mometu- Free
Fawesome
YOW.tv
Availability data powered by JustWatch (more options). Services change; confirm on the service before you pay.
Free account
Keep a list of what you want to watch.
Save Halloween and pick it up later. We'll email you if it lands on a US subscription service. No ads, no algorithm.
Watch Darkly
Curator Certificate
7.3
Out of ten
Passed by one curator
Fear8.4
Gore3.2
Atmosphere8.1
Intensity7.2
Built on fear and atmosphere, light on gore.
Add your ratingJump scares
Halloween has 13 jump scares. Compare counts
Free account
Just saw Halloween?
We scored it 7.3. Where do you land?
ours 7.3
—
Didn't workOne of the greats
Saving your score takes a free account. Score it 7 or higher and we'll recommend films like it.
Tap the bar for a whole number, drag it for halves. The full scorecard — fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity — is further down.
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.
Plot summary via TMDB
Genres
horror
Tags
Subgenre
Setting
Audience
Seasonal
Content Warnings
Child endangermentPet deathEye trauma
Loading rating options…
Details
Budget$300,000
Box office$70M
Directed by
Written by
Cinematography
Music
Starring
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
Production
Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions, Miracle Films
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first.
