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C.H.U.D.

C.H.U.D.

★ 5,6 /10 (326 Votes)
1984 EN 96 min

Overview

A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photojournalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.

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Release date

31/08/1984

Votes

326

Popularity

2.5

They're not staying down there anymore!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

96 min

Budget

$1,250,000

Revenue

$3,412,497

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2026-05-30

⭐ 7

**_Monsters in the sewers of the dubious side of Manhattan_** This is a comic booky 80’s creature feature, but it’s not campy. It’s similar to “Alligator” from four years earlier, just with a more compelling story and lacking the occasional laughs. As far as the “compelling story” goes, I wasn’t expecting to be so drawn into it, but I was due to quality writing and fleshed-out characters with a quality cast, particularly the protagonists played by John Heard, Daniel Stern and Christopher Curry. John Goodman even shows up four years before he became famous with Roseanne. Blonde Kim Greis…

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Sierbahnn

Sierbahnn

2026-08-21

⭐ 6

This is genuine craftsmanship and a more than adequate story to make you feel engaged in what is happening. The effects are wonderful and highlight how practical effects can give weight to even silly things like these. The movie has aged very well even though New York hardly looks like this anymore but the story isn't outdated and feels strangely and depressingly current. I had a lot of fun watching this even though it was a very silly premise.

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