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Manos, The Hands of Fate

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Manos, The Hands of Fate (1966)

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Reviews Counted: 12

Fresh: 1

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 1.8/10

Runtime: 74 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: A family gets way more than they bargained for when they stop at a scary house to ask directions. Namely, the man of the house keeps a harem in the basement and communes with the Devil. Best known... A family gets way more than they bargained for when they stop at a scary house to ask directions. Namely, the man of the house keeps a harem in the basement and communes with the Devil. Best known for its hilarious treatment on "Mystery Science Theater 3000." [More]

Starring: Tom Neyman, John Reynolds

Starring: Tom Neyman, John Reynolds

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Oct 7, 2003

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Often cited as one of the worst films ever.

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01/07/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

not the worst movie ever... kidding

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10/23/06
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

HILARIOUS! (only on MST-3K, that is...)

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09/02/05
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

No review available.

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08/21/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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07/01/05
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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01/08/04
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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06/21/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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12/02/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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09/09/02
Mike Bracken
ToxicUniverse.com

Horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible.

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07/26/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Yeah, it's that bad. Try it and see.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Just as Citizen Kane is a textbook example of how to make a quality film, Manos: The Hands of Fate is exemplary in showing us, step-by-step, how to make a bad one.

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06/27/01
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