Freaky Tales

2024

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama

38
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 74% · 140 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 7609 7.6K

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Plot summary

In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.

Director

Anna Boden Photo
Anna Boden

Top cast

Pedro Pascal Photo
Pedro Pascal as Clint
Tom Hanks Photo
Tom Hanks as Hank
Dominique Thorne Photo
Dominique Thorne as Barbie
Ben Mendelsohn Photo
Ben Mendelsohn as The Guy
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987.74 MB
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English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 48
1.98 GB
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English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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988.1 MB
1280*962
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.98 GB
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English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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English 5.1
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by DJ_High_Yellow 7 / 10

A Hella true story...

I can see why the reviews on this movie are mixed. It is a bit disjointed and has some gaps in the story. As an East Bay native who got into the punk scene around when the first chapter is set, I know this is based on real life events. The punk rockers running the nazi skinheads away from their club/community space, 100% happened. Creepy cops harassing young POC women, that happened (undoubtedly still does). I got a cassette tape of Too $hort's 'Freaky Tales' when I was 12 years old, and when my mom heard half a verse in that song she destroyed that cassette. This is a fictional version of Bay Area realness. Nothing but love for the Bay.
Reviewed by BenHarley1138 7 / 10

Destined for Cult Status

Only first heard about the film a day or two before it opened in Toronto. Didn't have very high expectations, but honestly of everything playing right now, this was the only film that interested me. I couldn't have been more surprised."Freaky Tales" is part "Pulp Fiction" (1994), part "Heavy Metal" (1981), and at times reminiscent of another 80s-inspired film, "Mandy" (2018). Four wacky (freaky) tales set in Oakland California, weaving together a diverse and fun cast of characters.Aspect ratio's are changed between segments, animated characters burst onto screen, blood is spilt, punk music blares through the speakers - there's just a lot of fun being had on screen, and I felt it. I can only imagine feeling the response from a large audience during certain moments of the film; unfortunately there were less than 10 people at my screening.Without giving anything else away, if you want to have a fun time at the theatre go support this movie. It's rare to see a movie like this get a theatrical release anymore, but it was the best theatrical experience I've had so far this year.
Reviewed by imizrahi2002 7 / 10

Freaky Tales...

It's probably one of those 'you're either gonna like/love it or hate it' situations. It's definitely not a movie to be taken seriously but i think that's pretty obvious before you're even ten minutes into it.What I'M wondering is how they got some of the people in it to BE in it...i know one of them grew up in Piedmont(Oakland), but still...he's one of THE most popular actors from the last 45 or so years...i think he did it as a favor. A salute to, 'cool that you're doing a movie in Oakland'.As far as story elements go, the movie is all over the place...but, overall, it was FUN. Of course, having lived in Berkeley for 20+ years helped me to enjoy it. And i liked seeing Angus Cloud again.
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