Sometimes They Come Back

1991, Horror, 1h 37m

12 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Tim Matheson's gripping performance and a strong mood make Sometimes They Come Back an effective, if not wholly revelatory, Stephen King adaptation. Read critic reviews

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High school teacher Jim Norman (Tim Matheson) reluctantly returns to his hometown with his wife (Brooke Adams) to pursue a job. Jim is haunted by the childhood memory of his brother being murdered by a group of teenagers, who were then struck by a train before they could kill him, too. To Jim's horror, he finds that the teenagers have returned to town as they appeared before they died, and are transferring into his class. When his students start dying off, Jim becomes the prime suspect.

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Tim Matheson
Jim Norman
Brooke Adams
Sally Norman
William Sanderson
Carl Mueller
Robert Gorman
Scott Norman
Robert Rusler
Richard Lawson
Bentley Mitchum
David North
Chris Demetral
Wayne Norman
Tom McLoughlin
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Lawrence Konner
Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal
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Michael S. Murphey
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