The 'Burbs (1989)

Name: The 'Burbs
Director: Joe Dante
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1989-02-17
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Wendy Schaal

He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.

17 February 1989 · 1h 42mComedyHorrorThriller

★ 6.8 / 10 · 1,445 votes on TMDB

Directed by Joe Dante

What it's about

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.