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Christine

“How do you kill something that can't possibly be alive?”

1983 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by John Carpenter · USA · Horror and the Uncanny
Horror

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Cast

Keith Gordon John Stockwell Alexandra Paul Robert Prosky Harry Dean Stanton Christine Belford

Credits

Written by: Stephen King

Plot

Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty.

Sinekatalog’s take

A haunted-car horror story that works better as a study of an obsessive teenager and a possessive object than as pure scares. The vintage look is stylish, and the oddness is a good hook for fans of 80s horror.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (104,593 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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