Question 1

Is Tremors (1990) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Tremors (1990)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a creature feature film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 5.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.3/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is Tremors (1990)'s US theatrical release date?

Accepted Answer

Tremors (1990)'s US theatrical release date is January 19, 1990.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Tremors (1990)?

Accepted Answer

Tremors (1990) has 16 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Tremors (1990) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Tremors (1990) is rated PG-13. 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, 6.0/10 for gore, and 3.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 16 jump scares. Content warnings on file: animal death.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Tremors (1990)?

Accepted Answer

Kevin Bacon plays Valentine McKee, Fred Ward plays Earl Bassett, Finn Carter plays Rhonda LeBeck, Michael Gross plays Burt Gummer, Reba McEntire plays Heather Gummer, Victor Wong plays Walter Chang, Robert Jayne plays Melvin Plug, Ariana Richards plays Mindy Sterngood.

Question 6

Does Tremors (1990) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Tremors (1990) has a hopeful ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Tremors (1990)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Tremors (1990) on Watch Darkly include Splinter (2008), Dog Soldiers (2002), Piranha 3D (2010), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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