Bad Dreams (1988)
"When Cynthia wakes up, she'll wish she were dead..."
ThumbScore
👍 69%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 33%
(RT: 33%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jennifer Rubin as Cynthia
Bruce Abbott as Dr. Alex Karmen
Dean Cameron as Ralph
John Scott Clough as Victor
Is Bad Dreams good?
It's divisive. 69% audience score, estimated from 114 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 33%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. Years later, the nightmare of Unity Field remains buried in her mind. But when those around Cynthia start killing themselves, and she begins having visions of Harris, she may be forced to confront the past -- before it confronts her. Wikipedia ↗
