The Hills Have Eyes

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The Hills Have Eyes

R

1977

1h 23m

Horror

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69%

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29 Reviews

54%

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Wes Craven's cult classic about cannibalistic mountain folk on the trail of stranded vacationers in the arid Southwest.

Critics Consensus

When it's not bludgeoning the viewer with its more off-putting, cruder elements, The Hills Have Eyes wields some clever storytelling and a sly sense of dark humor.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Jul 22, 2008

A satisfying piece of pulp.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

A heady mix of ironic allegory and seat-edge tension.

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Sep 10, 2003

2.5/4

Craven's latent sick streak gets a major workout here, and the rudest shocks seem to center around the "good" family's parental figures.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Oct 2, 2025

4/5

The introduction of the extraordinary-looking Michael Berryman to the roster of unpleasant characters only adds extra punch to the charnel-house terror invoked.

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 22, 2025

8/10

This movie is dark, gritty, and tugs at your nerves from almost every conceivable angle... This movie pulls no punches, attacking the family dynamic from all sides. No one is safe, and all shots are below the belt.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Jan 6, 2022

3/4

works as a taut thriller, but it also leaves plenty of room for political and ideological tunneling, if only for its horrific inversion of American family values

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Nolan M

@vyzee Sep 25, 2026

Slow, confusing, but good tension.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 1, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Kirstie W

@KLoves Jul 11, 2026

I liked it. It’s pretty good.

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bret A

@RT57082650 Mar 13, 2026

another good by craven love dee wallace

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 28, 2026

Such a classic horror movie!

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Leaburn O

@RT35452347 Jan 6, 2026

This is a grim old skool slash horror that is pretty scary stuff and well acted. Production value is low but that doesn’t always matter for this genre. Watched on DVD.

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Synopsis

Wes Craven's cult classic about cannibalistic mountain folk on the trail of stranded vacationers in the arid Southwest.

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Peter Locke, Kurt Tarvis
Screenwriter: Wes Craven
Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment, Vestron Video, Image Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: Blood Relations Co.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 1977, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Mono

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