Trapped on a remote island by a hurricane, a group discover a doctor has been experimenting on creating half sized humans. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created giant shrews, who when they have run out of small animals to eat, turn on the humans.
The Killer Shrews has generally received negative reviews.
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Review of The Killer Shrews (1959)
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Review of The Killer Shrews (1959)
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Review of The Killer Shrews (1959)
Review of The Killer Shrews (1959)
Review of The Killer Shrews (1959)
Review of The Killer Shrews (1959)
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The Killer Shrews was released in 1959 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 101 reviews, giving The Killer Shrews (1959) an average rating of 36%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 50% and users giving an average score of 50%.
With a score of 36%, The Killer Shrews is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1959, which stands at 59%.
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