That sense of frivolity helps you tuck yourselves into bed at night in your safe home, trusting in the knowledge that Tom Hanks saved the neighborhood. But The ‘Burbs also contains the lingering reminder of Ray’s words: “It’s not them, it’s us!”

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Feb 17, 2024

In between set pieces, The ’Burbs thrives on a dynamic conflict between genres, ideas, and eras.

| Nov 10, 2023

I'm a bit bummed to see a rotten score on this movie so I felt inclined to throw my positive review into the ring. The Burbs is a great little flick; with a strong cast of neighbors, a simple, yet effective premise and enough intrigue to keep you hooked!

| Jul 13, 2023

It benefits from Dante's inventive direction, but it's hampered by an insufferable character in Ducommun's Art as well as an unfortunate (if predictable) denouement that totally upends the sturdy theme and edgy moralizing that would have made this unique.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 30, 2021

One of the greatest comedies ever made. A sharp satire of American life in the '80s, when people were becoming disillusioned all over again after the '70s.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 1, 2019

It fumbles at the last moment... but this is still mainly a pleasantly nasty delight that was strangely overlooked in the cinema.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 26, 2019

There are a few genuine laughs along the way, but the story eventually falls apart at the seams and the movie's ending is patently ridiculous.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 26, 2019

It's inconceivable that "The 'burbs looked good on paper.

| Mar 26, 2019

...presents suburban expansion as a cheerier version of manifest destiny.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 21, 2019

Sure, Carrie Fisher deserved a better role, but let's be honest-Carrie Fisher deserved a better planet.

| Oct 31, 2018

Much more intellectually complicated than the average romance, Train to Zakopan may be heading to the expected destination but there's a lot to see along the way.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 9, 2018

When it comes to the movies that get replayed frequently in my house, Joe Dante's The 'Burbs is easily amongst the top five on that list.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 9, 2018

Also starring Carrie Fisher, 'Burbs is a hilarious look at suburban mischief pre-Desperate Housewives. Check it out.

| Original Score: B | Sep 12, 2017

A fairly disappointing flop...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 2, 2017

The 'Burbs doesnit quite go the distance, but for most of its length it is a superbly inventive, insightful and funny black comedy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 22, 2017

Tom Hanks should forfeit his Academy Award nomination for Big, now that preview audiences have gotten a look at The `Burbs.

| Feb 22, 2017

One of the most consistently overlooked movies of the 80s.

| Feb 22, 2017

This movie was directed by Joe Dante, whose style has become increasingly broad and abrasive since he made the clever Gremlins back in 1984.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 22, 2017

The script would like to be a horror film, a comedy and a commentary on suburban living, but it doesn't hit any target.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 22, 2017

[Director Joe Dante] excels at this sort of thing and delivers an intriguing picture, even though it threatens to stray into David Lynch territory but ultimately cops out. Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher offer fine support to the affable Hanks.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 22, 2017