Where to watch Bad Taste (1987) tonight
Bad Taste (1987) runs 1 h 31 min, is rated NR in the US and averages 6.3 from 964 TMDB members. A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country’s Astro-Investigation and Defense Service (AIaDS) is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the…
- Runtime
- 1 h 31 min — ends 9:31 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- NR (US)
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
- Released
- December 11, 1987
- TMDB rating
- 6.3 / 10 from 964 votes
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Starring
- Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith, Mike Minett
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-06: History Vault (subscription), IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel (subscription), FlixHouse (free), Darkroom (free), Xumo Play (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Bad Taste?
- Bad Taste is 1 h 31 min long (91 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:31 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Bad Taste rated?
- Bad Taste is rated NR in the US.
- Is Bad Taste a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Bad Taste?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-06: History Vault (subscription), IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel (subscription), FlixHouse (free), Darkroom (free), Xumo Play (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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