The Hills Have Eyes poster

The Hills Have Eyes

1977 ·1h 30m · ★ 6.2 (985)

Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.

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21 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
55
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
57
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
Discover with this DNA
Mutation

Setting

Desert

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorCannibalismDehumanizationTortureAnimal Harm
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TMDB Keywords

campercannibaldoggovernmentmurderrapeset on fire

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