# The 'Burbs (1989)

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**Runtime**: 102 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
**Directed by**: Joe Dante
**Written by**: Dana Olsen
**Starring**: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Wendy Schaal, Corey Feldman

> *He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Suburban evening, lawn mowers silent, a welcome wagon unreturned. A neighborhood watches, suspicions simmer, a basement is suspected to hold more than just tools. Joe Dante perfectly balances humor and horror.

**Mood tags**: paranoid, pitch-black, playful

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