Michael Jackson's Thriller
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies.S.National Film Registry.
- Director
- John Landis
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $76M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
22 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Michael Jackson's Thriller actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Michael Jackson's Thriller appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Horror Movies Ranked #12
Placed at #12 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #12
Placed at #12 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Michael Jackson's Thriller returned 152.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $500,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $76M
- Release date
- Nov 21, 1983
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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