The Lost Boys (1987) movie poster

The Lost Boys (1987)

"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire."
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👍 86%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 69%
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Director
Joel Schumacher
Runtime
1h 37m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (2,253 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
63

Cast

Jason Patric as Michael Emerson · 69% avg
Corey Haim as Sam Emerson · 80% avg
Dianne Wiest as Lucy Emerson · 72% avg
Barnard Hughes as Grandpa · 79% avg
Edward Herrmann as Max · 70% avg
Kiefer Sutherland as David · 73% avg
Jami Gertz as Star · 79% avg
Corey Feldman as Edgar Frog · 78% avg

Is The Lost Boys good?

Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 69%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#144 / 1168 · Horror
Rank in its year
#20 / 57 · 1987
Rank among its director's films
#3 / 15 · Joel Schumacher
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Romance Movies on AMC+ (#3) · The Best Drama Movies on AMC+ (#14) · The Best Comedy Movies on AMC+ (#15) · The Best Thriller Movies on AMC+ (#24)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him. Wikipedia ↗

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