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2019·108 min·Dir. André Øvredal·★ 6.2
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Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
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How Good Is Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
6.4Mixed Reviews
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.5
★ IMDb6.2
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Decent, Give It a Shot
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