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Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers (1992)

The first Stephen King story written expressly for the scream.

Release:1992
Runtime:1h 29m
Country:United States
Director:Mick Garris
Language:English

Genre

FantasyHorrorThriller
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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookCop KillerCatKillingTransformationBlack HumorIncestMorphing
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Sleepwalkers rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.3/10· 26K votes
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Metacritic38%
TMDb6.076/10· 612 votes

With 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.3/10 on IMDb and 38/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Sleepwalkers

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.

Cast of Sleepwalkers

  • Brian Krause

    Brian Krause

    as Charles Brady

  • Mädchen Amick

    Mädchen Amick

    as Tanya Robertson

  • Alice Krige

    Alice Krige

    as Mary Brady

  • Jim Haynie

    Jim Haynie

    as Ira

  • Cindy Pickett

    Cindy Pickett

    as Mrs. Robertson

  • Ron Perlman

    Ron Perlman

    as Captain Soames

  • Lyman Ward

    Lyman Ward

    as Mr. Robertson

  • Dan Martin

    Dan Martin

    as Andy Simpson

  • Glenn Shadix

    Glenn Shadix

    as Mr. Fallows

  • Cynthia Garris

    Cynthia Garris

    as Laurie

  • Monty Bane

    Monty Bane

    as Horace

  • John Landis

    John Landis

    as Lab Technician

Sleepwalkers facts

Budget
$15M
Box office
$30.5M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Shape shifting mythology creates visual transformation spectacle
  • •Stephen King adaptation explores dark interpersonal dynamics effectively
  • •Practical creature effects look genuinely unsettling and tactile

What the audience disliked

  • •Incest undertones make character relationships deeply uncomfortable
  • •Pacing drags during exposition heavy middle sections

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