Crawlspace

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Crawlspace

R,

1986,

1h 18m,

Horror

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17%

12 Reviews

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21%

500+ Ratings

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17%

Tomatometer

12 Reviews

21%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

Dr. Karl Gunther (Klaus Kinski) runs a boardinghouse for women and prides himself on keeping it immaculate. Unfortunately for the residents, he also enjoys spying on them through the crawl spaces within the building -- and then killing them, one by one. Among the lovely ladies in Gunther's house are Harriet (Barbara Whinnery), a sultry secretary, and Lori (Talia Balsam), a studious young woman. Will any of Gunther's tenants avoid falling victim to his methodical madness?

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 22, 2025

1/4

While there's always intrinsic interest in watching the unhinged Klaus Kinski in action, even his bizarre behavior can't elevate this truly atrocious film.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 31, 2020

6/10

Though the film starts with goofy exploitation, it quite suddenly escalates for the last act, with nearly everyone getting massacred in a bloodthirsty fashion.

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Heather Wixson

Daily Dead

Jan 8, 2016

4/5

Crawlspace is an effective little horror movie with a bevy of tension coursing through its dark and sleazy veins and offers up an air of unpredictability for horror fans who think they've seen it all.

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Dec 30, 2013

Crawlspace is kind of a mess, albeit a thoroughly fascinating one.

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J.C. Maçek III

PopMatters

Dec 18, 2013

4/10

Crawlspace revels in its sadistic oddities, but it falls short of true suspense except for at a few key moments.

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Paul M. Bradshaw

Total Film

Nov 1, 2012

1/5

A no-budget, no thrills sci-fi horror that probably should have stayed buried.

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Theodore S

Oct 14, 2018

this movie is so bad i would rather watch jay jay the jet plane than this

Theodore M

Dec 3, 2017

creepy paranoid movie, similar to people under the stairs

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David Schmoeller

Director

Klaus Kinski

Karl Gunther

Talia Balsam

Lori Bancroft

Barbara Whinnery

Harriet Watkins

Carol Francis

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Synopsis

Dr. Karl Gunther (Klaus Kinski) runs a boardinghouse for women and prides himself on keeping it immaculate. Unfortunately for the residents, he also enjoys spying on them through the crawl spaces within the building -- and then killing them, one by one. Among the lovely ladies in Gunther's house are Harriet (Barbara Whinnery), a sultry secretary, and Lori (Talia Balsam), a studious young woman. Will any of Gunther's tenants avoid falling victim to his methodical madness?

Director: David Schmoeller
Producer: Roberto Bessi
Screenwriter: David Schmoeller
Production Co: Empire Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2017
Runtime: 1h 18m

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