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Intruder

Intruder

Horror · Mystery · 1989

The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.

Movie details

Intruder

“He’s just crazy bout this store!”

1989 Horror · Mystery 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Intruder?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Scott Spiegel

Written by

Scott Spiegel · Lawrence Bender

Elizabeth Cox

Elizabeth Cox

Jennifer Ross

Renée Estevez

Renée Estevez

Linda

Dan Hicks

Dan Hicks

Bill Roberts

D

David Byrnes

Craig Peterson

Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi

Randy

Eugene Robert Glazer

Eugene Robert Glazer

Danny

B

Billy Marti

Dave

Court is in session

Put Intruder on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.