Halloween

1h 31m · 1978 · Directed by John Carpenter · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

Halloween (1978) runs 1h 31m, directed by John Carpenter. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

Genres: Horror, Thriller

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.