The Boogey Man (1980)
"The most terrifying nightmare of childhood is about to return!"
ThumbScore
👍 67%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
🎬 17%
(RT: 17%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Suzanna Love as Lacey
Ron James as Jake
Nicholas Love as Willy
Raymond Boyden as Kevin
Felicite Morgan as Helen Edwards
Bill Rayburn as Ernest Edwards
Llewelyn Thomas as Father Reilly
Is The Boogey Man good?
It's divisive. 67% audience score, estimated from 128 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 17%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
A young girl witnesses the brutal murder of her stepfather at the hands of her brother, by mirror reflection. Years later, when the mirror is accidentally shattered, a dark and vengeful curse is unleashed on the family, and anyone unlucky enough to come into contact with its shards falls victim to heinous murder. Wikipedia ↗
