Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 06 Oct 2001
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was released in 1974 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 61 reviews, giving The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 81% and users giving an average score of 84%.
With a score of 78%, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1974, which stands at 60%.
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