Question 1

Is The Lost Boys (1987) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — The Lost Boys (1987)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a vampire film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 7.6/10 for atmosphere, and 7.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is The Lost Boys (1987)'s US theatrical release date?

Accepted Answer

The Lost Boys (1987)'s US theatrical release date is July 31, 1987.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Lost Boys (1987)?

Accepted Answer

The Lost Boys (1987) has 8 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Lost Boys (1987) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Lost Boys (1987) 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 1.0/10 for fear, 2.0/10 for gore, and 3.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 8 jump scares. Content warnings on file: body fluids.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Lost Boys (1987)?

Accepted Answer

Jason Patric plays Michael Emerson, Corey Haim plays Sam Emerson, Dianne Wiest plays Lucy Emerson, Barnard Hughes plays Grandpa, Edward Herrmann plays Max, Kiefer Sutherland plays David, Jami Gertz plays Star, Corey Feldman plays Edgar Frog.

Question 6

Does The Lost Boys (1987) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

The Lost Boys (1987) has a hopeful ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like The Lost Boys (1987)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Lost Boys (1987) on Watch Darkly include Fright Night (1985), The Craft (1996), Day Shift (2022), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Lost Boys

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Fright Night (1985)

The Craft (1996)

Day Shift (2022)

Fright Night (1985)

The Craft (1996)

Day Shift (2022)