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82%Average Tomatometer Avg Tomatometer87%Average Audience Score Avg Audience ScoreSeries InfoMike Anderson, the constable of the isolated Maine island hamlet Little Tall Island, is facing the toughest challenge of his career. Not only is a devastating winter storm bearing down on his community, but it brings with it one Andre Linoge, a sinister stranger. Linoge, who may just be the devil incarnate, has an uncanny knowledge of all of the town's dark secrets, and he uses that knowledge to drive some of the locals to murder and suicide. With each horrific event, Linoge repeats his demand: "Give me what I want and I'll go away." What he wants, however, is more horrifying still. Stephen King's Storm of the Century PhotosSeasonsCast & CrewSeries DetailsMiniseries Stephen King's Storm of the CenturyChilling performances and an even darker moral dilemma shelter Storm of the Century's somewhat long-winded tale from ever being anything less than watchable. 82%TOMATOMETERCritic Ratings: 22 87%Audience ScoreUser Ratings: 23 Where to watchSubscriptionGenre: Horror Network: ABC Premiere Date: Feb 14, 1999 Executive producers: Cast & CrewEpisodesCritic Reviews for Stephen King's Storm of the Century: MiniseriesAudience Reviews for Stephen King's Storm of the Century: Miniseries
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Movie Reviews By Reviewer TypeAug 6, 2020 Storm of the Century contains everything there is to love about good Stephen King. Mystery, monsters and Maine are in full swing here. Jan 15, 2020 It is the most effective King miniseries the network has presented. In this genuinely unsettling epic, good and evil face off on a small Maine island pounded by a nor'easter in 1989. Jan 15, 2020 The three-night terror fest is the first written-for-television thriller from the prolific Stephen King, and nobody spins a horror yarn better. Like a spider weaving a web, King slowly draws you under his spell until you are powerless to leave. Jan 15, 2020 King's first original mini-series script is a marathon of communal anxiety with a spooky moral: we are ready to mortgage our children for our own restless comfort. Jan 15, 2020 While entertaining at times, Storm of the Century... rises barely midway up the horror scale. If you're looking for a major fright, in other words, look elsewhere. Jan 15, 2020 King's first miniseries written directly for TV carries a wicked-chill factor of roughly 30-below. Jan 15, 2020 King and ABC have come up with some memorable black magic. Jan 15, 2020 The gray-tinged "Storm" repeats itself a bit too much. But it is a psychological grabber. It frightens by mind control rather than with cheap thrills. Jan 15, 2020 Classic storytelling. It's Stephen King as spellbinder, gathering us around the prime-time campfire -- enthralling, dazzling and scaring our pants off before sending us to bed afraid to turn off the lights. Oct 19, 2019 Storm of the Century has the perfect setup for a gripping story, and King and his collaborators do not disappoint. Nov 20, 2018 Storm admirably follows through on its hopeless premise... Nov 20, 2018 Best of all is Colm Feore's insinuating, understated performance as Linoge, whose unblinking eyes and seductive voice make his words all the more terrifying. Nov 20, 2018 It's the same old slogging, soggy spookery, derivative and uninspired, protracted beyond all sense of decency. Nov 20, 2018 Cut down to a more manageable length, this could've been something good. In its final, ungodly lengthy form, however, it's a total bust. Nov 20, 2018 This miniseries is a somewhat hidden gem among Stephen King's 70-plus movies/miniseries... Nov 20, 2018 It also earns respect because Tim Daly-who plays the bland good guy constable-is exactly the right level of vanilla... Nov 20, 2018 It's edge-of-the-couch good in some spots. The trouble is that it has too many spots. So many that the title should have been changed to "Story That Lasts a Century." Nov 20, 2018 Craig R. Baxley's stylish direction, some fine ensemble acting from Timothy Daly and others... and especially Feore's chilly performance keep things generally interesting. Nov 20, 2018 King should write for TV more often. Nov 20, 2018 We benefit from the fact that King is a TV dabbler - he doesn't know you're not supposed to chew over interesting ethical dilemmas about personal responsibility in a piece of February sweeps programming. Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review? Is Storm of the Century worth watching?Critic Reviews for Stephen King's Storm of the Century: Miniseries. It is the most effective King miniseries the network has presented. In this genuinely unsettling epic, good and evil face off on a small Maine island pounded by a nor'easter in 1989.
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What was the point of Storm of the Century?Set in his beloved Maine, though this time on the remote Little Tall Island (also home to Dolores Claiborne), Storm of the Century tackles what happens when a monster comes to town at the same time as a deadly storm, leaving the island residents isolated and fighting for their lives.
Is Storm of the Century based on a true story?In 2015, Al published "The Storm Of The Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900." In less than twenty-four hours, one storm destroyed a major American metropolis—and awakened a nation to the terrifying power of nature.
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