

Urban Legend
What you don't believe can kill you.
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
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1,689 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
- $72.5M
- Language
- English
- college
- twist
- murder
- urban legend
- slasher
- killer
- death
- suspense
- mystery
- exciting
- excited
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR25 Sept 1998
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1826 Feb 1999
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+28 Jan 1999
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical26 Nov 1998
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1824 Mar 1999
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1627 Nov 1998
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical22 Jan 1999
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1523 Apr 1999
EgyptEG
- Theatrical10 Feb 1999
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical8 Jan 1999
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-169 Apr 1999
FranceFR
- Theatrical1217 Mar 1999
- Digital / OTT16Netflix1 Jan 2026
- TV12RTL926 Oct 2026
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Urban Legend was released on 25 September 1998.
Audience reviews
6- S9/10
slayrrr666
3/18/2017
Following a series of strange murders, a group of students at a college campus set out to investigate the crimes and their seeming connection to the killer when they find out the killer is basing their crimes on urban legends and set out to stop the rampage. This is far better than its reputation would have it. Among the better features here is the fact that back when this movie came out the gimmick of using the d…
- J9/10
jon99
2/1/2019
Urban Legend is a movie I watched during a long weekend marathon of older slasher movies that seem to have been forgotten, or at least aren't as heralded as the more well-known movies of the genre (Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, etc.). Among these lesser known movies, I would have to say that Urban Legend deserves to stand above, as it is more entertaining, more enjoyable, and more sli…
- J4/10
JPV852
8/29/2019
One of many lame slashers that sprouted in the late 90s thanks to the mega success of 'Scream'. Good cast utterly wasted with stilted dialogue and a nonsensical story, a half-assed motive and tame kills that weren't all that memorable.
- T10/10
T_Snow
7/12/2025
**Urban Legend (1998) – Pure Slasher Fun** I revisited *Urban Legend* on a whim during a lazy weekend horror binge, expecting something disposable and forgettable. What I got instead was a sharp-looking, fast-moving slasher with a cool premise, a ridiculously attractive cast, and just the right mix of camp and sincerity. It's much better than most people give it credit for. The concept is instantly fun: a serie…
- S7/10
StephenBlue
10/9/2026
I have such a soft spot for ***Urban Legend***. It's one of those late '90s slashers that gets better every time I revisit it, partly because it's so much fun and partly because the nostalgia is almost overwhelming. The college setting, the clothes, the music, the gorgeous young cast, the complete absence of cell phones when anyone actually needs help. Everything about it takes me right back to that particular era of…
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