Urban Legend (1998) movie poster

Urban Legend (1998)

"What you don't believe can kill you."
ThumbScore
👍 83%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 32%
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Director
Jamie Blanks
Runtime
1h 40m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.7/10 (1,432 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
30%
Metacritic
35

Cast

Alicia Witt as Natalie Simon · 72% avg
Jared Leto as Paul Gardener · 74% avg
Rebecca Gayheart as Brenda Bates · 72% avg
Michael Rosenbaum as Parker Riley · 70% avg
Loretta Devine as Reese Wilson · 69% avg
Tara Reid as Sasha Thomas · 67% avg
John Neville as Dean Adams · 78% avg
Joshua Jackson as Damon Brooks · 74% avg

Is Urban Legend good?

Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 32%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#257 / 1168 · Horror
Rank in its year
#40 / 116 · 1998

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

Overview

A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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⬆ 5,928💬 704 comments
'Russian Sleep Experiment' Urban Legend Film in the Works - Story claimed Soviet researchers had used an experimental stimulant back in the 1940s to keep five people awake for 15 consecutive days.
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Top comment: "Thought I was done seeing that photo pop up."
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