

The 'Burbs
He's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $49.1M
- Language
- English
- garbage
- psychopath
- paranoia
- dark comedy
- vacation
- suburbia
- neighbor
- serial killer
- slasher
- chainsaw
- murderer
- old dark house
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG17 Feb 1989
- PhysicalPGVHS10 Aug 1989
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG26 May 1989
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG22 Jun 1989
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1226 Oct 1989
FranceFR
- Physical12Sortie VHS en 1990 sans date précise.1 Jan 1990
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1629 Jun 1989
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG26 May 1989
JapanJP
- Theatrical29 Jul 1989
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical63 Aug 1989
- TV6V825 Dec 2002
- Physical6DVD10 Jun 2004
- Physical6Blu ray26 Jun 2014
NorwayNO
- Theatrical1217 Feb 1989
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1225 Aug 1989
SpainES
- TheatricalA18 Aug 1989
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The 'Burbs was released on 17 February 1989.
Audience reviews
2- K8/10
kevin2019
8/1/2025
"The 'Burbs" develops in the most outrageously crazy ways imaginable as three overly curious neighbours band together and pool their limited resources to investigate their mysterious new neighbours and they inadvertently wreck all manner of assorted havoc upon their neighbourhood in the process. This film has been superbly directed by Joe Dante and he uses both visual comedy along with some gothic visuals to establis…
- W6/10
Wuchak
10/11/2025
**_Tom Hanks & neighbors vs. the new weirdo family on the block_** Shot in the summer of 1988, this capitalized on Tom Hanks’ popularity after hits like “Splash” and “Big.” He was in his youthful prime and people flocked to the theaters. It’s a fun flick about any average neighborhood in America, dealing with quirky neighbors and the adult males acting like kids. A new family has moved into the local rundown ho…
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