Jeepers Creepers

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Jeepers Creepers

R

2001

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old abandoned church, Trish (Gina Philips) and her brother Darry (Justin Long) watch their routine road trip home from college turn into a heart-stopping race for their lives. They find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force that relentlessly pursues them and gives a new and chilling meaning to the old song "Jeepers Creepers."

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Critics Consensus

Jeepers Creepers has a promising start. Unfortunately, the tension and suspense quickly deflates into genre cliches as movie goes on.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

01/06/2002

4/5

If the reptile brain in you, that ugly little cluster of cerebral cells where all the destructive urges lie, needs a good jolt, Jeepers Creepers offers you just such a treat.

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

09/24/2001

4/5

An unsettling, gory, but intelligent horror flick.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

09/04/2001

3/5

What it lacks in studio-level finesse it more than makes up for with unrelenting imagination and a creepily visceral punch.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 3

1.5/4

An absurd horror yarn in which a winged demon goes on a murderous rampage whenever he hears the title tune. (Personally, Phil Collins’ “Sussudio” and Magic!’s “Rude” are the only songs that would make me take a hatchet to someone’s head, but I digress.)

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Oct 2

4/5

Instantly suspenseful from the start and bolstered by tremendously believable performances from the two leads, this unique flight of dark imagination is a terrific variation on the "psycho from hell" formula and a memorably gruesome horror fantasy.

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

10/01/2024

Jonathan Brack’s Creeper is a morbid and perverted weirdo — every bit as funny as chilling — who totally steals the second half once he’s given more screen time to fool around.

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nini m

@Nini2301 Jan 22

Esta es y será mi pelicula favorita . La he visto unas 7 veces en diferentes años y aun me sigue gustando la amo ♥️.

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Gabriel S

@Sanarel Jan 15

Jeepers Creepers (2001), the cult horror starring Gina Phillips and Justin Long, asks: does it hold up in 2026? The story follows siblings Darry and Trish on a road trip that turns terrifying after spotting someone dumping body-like packages. It’s a great "what-if" premise, though far-fetched and packed with clichés. The horror is mild—some jumpscares, but nothing truly frightening unless you’re very young. Still, its practical effects feel refreshing compared to today’s CGI-heavy films. The movie’s success spawned a franchise, so it clearly worked then. Today, watch it only if you’re revisiting the series or you’re a horror junkie. Entertaining? Yes. Scary? Not really.

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DuhDuhDuhDuh

@fantasyworld Jan 12

its a fun watch. dont expect too much horror though

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Larodin T.

@DreamingInMidnightBlue Jan 11

Has one of the greatest opening scenes in any modern horror film. The opening shot. The sibling banter. The decent into the church’s basement. All wonderfully mold together perfectly leading to the Creeper reveal, one I didn’t see coming in 2001-2002 when I first saw it, and ending on a perfectly tragic note.

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Sam M

@Hourglass Jan 5

Jeepers Creepers is a great horror movie, my only main issue is that some of the CGI they use looks really bad, but besides that, it's a very fun and unique idea for a Horror movie

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Lisa M

@Lisa66kayd Jan 5

I love the characters in this film very original and some scenes suspenseful. My only issue why hold him by his shoes he was gonna fall in

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Synopsis

After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old abandoned church, Trish (Gina Philips) and her brother Darry (Justin Long) watch their routine road trip home from college turn into a heart-stopping race for their lives. They find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force that relentlessly pursues them and gives a new and chilling meaning to the old song "Jeepers Creepers."

Director: Victor Salva
Producer: Barry Opper, Tom Luse
Screenwriter: Victor Salva
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists, American Zoetrope, Cinerenta
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Terror Gore|Terror/Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.9M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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