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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) a score of 2.8052 out of 4

based on (21) reviews

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(3)

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Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)

The wistful poetry of Ray Bradbury’s writing has been called phenomenally difficult to translate to the screen – a notion that Bradbury himself pooh-poohs and that one tends to concur with. Certainly there have been several prominent occasions...read the complete Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) review at Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)

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Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)

This line from Macbeth, quoted by small-town librarian Charles Halloway (Jason Robards), perfectly evokes the unsettling milieu of Ray Bradbury’s dreamlike thriller about a creepy carnival coming to a small Illinois town. Significantly, this line is...read the complete Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) review at Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)

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Apollo Movie Guide (Brian Webster)

Two boys try to figure out what’s up with a mysterious circus that comes to town and begins to have an unusual effect on the community. Scary for a Disney kids’ film, the shallow characterizations make it less successful for adults....read the complete Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) review at Apollo Movie Guide (Brian Webster)

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Doug Pratt's DVD Review

Two young boys are the only ones to become suspicious when a carnival arrives in a small town and the townspeople begin to either act strangely or disappear altogether. Jason Robards stars as the father of one of the boys, with Jonathan Pryce as the evil...read the complete Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) review at Doug Pratt's DVD Review