Every Tales from the Crypt Episode Ranked
This is a ranked list of every episode of the original Tales from the Crypt television series that aired from 1989-1996 according to IMDb's Top 1000 voters.
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- DirectorGilbert AdlerStarsChristopher ReeveBess ArmstrongArt LaFleurMarried couple Fred and Erma's restaurant has seen better days. But things change once a stranger walks in, with a rather unique steak recipe...(73) 8.15
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsKirk DouglasEric DouglasLance HenriksenThe year is 1918. During World War I, somewhere in France, it's the 49th day of continuous battle on the front lines. Lieutenant Martin Kalthrob doesn't want to be in the army anymore and asks his father, General Kalthrob, for a discharge. His father refuses but says he will transfer him to the rear if he leads a patrol to the German lines and fix the broken communication line. When he proves himself to be a coward, his father orders a court martial with penalty of death by firing squad.(78) 8.00
- DirectorCharlie PicerniStarsMorton Downey Jr.Dorothy ParkePeter Van NordenA TV shock journalist gives an on-air tour of an eerie haunted house.(75) 8.00
- 1989–199630mNot Rated7.9 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorGilbert AdlerStarsTim CurryEd Begley Jr.Yvonne De CarloA conniving con-man posing as a salesman gets more than he bargained for when he comes knocks at the door of the wrong family.(65) 7.95
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsBeau BridgesTony GoldwynTom WrightA former potential surgeon sets out to wreak revenge on the brother whose cruel practical joke prevented him from realizing his dream.(77) 7.90
- DirectorGary FlederStarsRoger DaltreySteve BuscemiPaul DooleyA jaded, has-been photographer plots the demise of his younger, talented protégé when they go on assignment in Central America.(58) 7.70
- 1989–199622mNot Rated7.7 (2.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJohn KassirMary Ellen TrainorLarry DrakeA greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.(110) 7.60
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsDavid WarnerJoan SeveranceZelda RubinsteinAn abnormally difficult child tests a psychologist.(64) 7.60
- 1989–199624mNot Rated7.6 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard DonnerStarsDon RicklesBobcat GoldthwaitJohn KassirAmateur ventriloquist Billy Goldman learns that being a ventriloquist might not be the best career for him.(79) 7.60
- DirectorWalter HillStarsLance HenriksenKevin TigheJohn KassirReno and Sam are a pair of hardcore gamblers who don't play for fun. They challenge each other in a simple game of cards, and the end result could be deadlier then they could've ever bargained for.(84) 7.50
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsDavid PaymerVincent SpanoTraci LordsA man murders his beautiful younger wife when she threatens to leave him. He then packs her body in a big suitcase and boards a train, where he is stalked by an inquisitive detective.(55) 7.55
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsJon LovitzBruce BoxleitnerJohn AstinAn unattractive and unlucky actor can't get a role because of his looks. His agent and girlfriend leave him. But he doesn't intend to give up - he wants the role of Hamlet.(72) 7.55
- 1989–199627mNot Rated7.5 (867)TV EpisodeDirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBill PaxtonLainie KazanBrad DourifA hot-tempered convict with a butter addiction tries to get revenge, with the help of his mentally challenged brother, on the ice cream trucker who was responsible for his arrest, unaware the driver also has a dark secret too.(56) 7.45
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsHumphrey BogartJohn LithgowIsabella RosselliniPlastic surgery makes a criminal look like Humphrey Bogart. Years later, he's a successful businessman. His angry wife finds out about his past and threatens him. He asks his plastic surgeon friend to end her. Twist after twist ensues.(63) 7.25
- DirectorJeffrey BoamStarsJeffrey JonesAnthony Michael HallNina SiemaszkoA bookworm is tricked by a jock and her devious Egyptology professor to be the virgin sacrifice to an ancient mummy in the teachers basment.(54) 7.45
- DirectorSteven E. de SouzaStarsKyle MacLachlanGeorge DelHoyoJohn KassirA sadistic serial killer has unforeseen complications when pursued by a determined motorcycle cop in a barren desert.(78) 7.40
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBrion JamesMichelle JohnsonBilly WirthA beautiful waitress marries the owner of a lumber camp and then quickly starts to realize that he is not what she really wants.(71) 7.40
- DirectorJoel SilverStarsJoe PesciJacqueline Alexandra CitronKristen Amber CitronA swindler, Jack loves money and... twins. One day he meets rich twins that show interest in him.(65) 7.40
- 1989–199628mNot Rated7.3 (1.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard DonnerStarsJohn KassirJoe PantolianoRobert WuhlA bum displays his ability to resurrect himself.(102) 7.35
- DirectorMartin von HaselbergStarsShelley HackChelsea FieldJonathan BanksA happy housewife is pitted against three CIA agents, who have come to kill her husband, a supposed rogue agent.(52) 7.35
- DirectorBob GaleStarsKeith CooganMichael DeLuiseCourtney GainsThree pledges for a fraternity on probation run by a soft-spoken leader and his 2 sidekicks are visited by a beautiful young sorority gal, who's looking for a frat to pledge her own sorority ends up tagging along with the pledges to an abandoned house where an urban legend murder took place years before. Led by the obnoxious pledge master, the trio of pledges must enter the house and pass each test given to them. The question is ; will they survive?(56) 7.35
- DirectorPeter S. SeamanStarsTimothy StackJonathan StarkJessica HarperSiamese twins, one timid and kind-hearted and the other reckless and sadistic, must make a decision on whether or not to allow an experimental surgery to have them separated even though one of them doesn't want to be split from the other.(74) 7.30
- DirectorKevin YagherStarsDonald O'ConnorPatricia CharbonneauZach GalliganAn aging puppeteer suspects his much younger wife has a lover.(62) 7.30
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsDemi MooreJeffrey TamborNatalija NogulichCathy wants a rich and successful life, and fast. She visits a medium who tells her she will meet a man who will inherit a lot of money, and die in a violent way soon after. When she meets grossly overweight Charlie who informs her of his rich relatives, she promptly marries him. As it turns out, the medium is always right.(93) 7.20
- DirectorDavid Burton MorrisStarsGavan O'HerlihyRuth de SosaPaul LieberA married couple is trying to enjoy their anniversary. However, the husband is sure his wife is cheating on him.(77) 7.20