Question 1

Is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) mixes scares with other modes. As a slasher film, it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 8.6/10 for atmosphere, and 8.3/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)'s US theatrical release date is October 11, 1974. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) has 2 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 1.0/10 for gore, and 7.1/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 2 jump scares. Content warnings on file: torture.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

Accepted Answer

Marilyn Burns plays Sally, Allen Danziger plays Jerry, Paul A. Partain plays Franklin, William Vail plays Kirk, Teri McMinn plays Pam, Edwin Neal plays Hitchhiker, Jim Siedow plays Old Man, Gunnar Hansen plays Leatherface.

Question 6

What are some films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) on Watch Darkly include The Dark and the Wicked (2020), Wrong Turn (2003), Night of the Living Dead (1968), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Release & where to watch

Where to watchUS, as of Sep 15, 2026

Details

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The Dark and the Wicked2020

Wrong Turn2003

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