

The People Under the Stairs
In every neighborhood, there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid.
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
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810 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $31.4M
- Language
- English
- child abuse
- escape
- shotgun
- serial killer
- landlord
- wrongful imprisonment
- cannibal
- incest
- blunt
- mental illness
- break in
- psychotic
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR1 Nov 1991
- PhysicalR4K Blu-ray via Shout! Factory30 May 2023
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1827 Dec 1991
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM9 Apr 1992
CanadaCA
- Physical18ADVD7 Oct 2003
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1313 Jan 1992
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1821 Feb 1992
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1 May 1992
FinlandFI
- Theatrical8 May 1992
FranceFR
- Theatrical1615 Jan 1992
GermanyDE
- Theatrical9 Jan 1992
- Physical16Blu-ray, Koch Media6 Dec 2018
IrelandIE
- Theatrical187 Feb 1992
ItalyIT
- PhysicalVM14DVD8 Sept 2003
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The People Under the Stairs was released on 1 November 1991.
Audience reviews
1- T6/10
tmdb28039023
8/27/2022
The plot follows a boy and two adult thieves who, after breaking in to steal a collection of rare coins, become trapped in a house belonging to a strange couple. These thieves are so inept they leave their van parked next to the house, in full view of a couple of policemen who are even more inept; “This truck was used to rob a liquor store last night,” they inform the homeowners, whereupon they just drive off, leavin…
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