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Matinee

6.719931h 39mPGMovieComedy

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie.

DirectorJoe Dante
WritersCharles S. Haas·Jerico
ProducerMichael Finnell

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Cast · Directed by Joe Dante

JGJohn Goodman
John Goodman
Lawrence Woolsey
CMCathy Moriarty
Cathy Moriarty
Ruth Corday / Carole
SFSimon Fenton
Simon Fenton
Gene Loomis
OKOmri Katz
Omri Katz
Stan
LJLisa Jakub
Lisa Jakub
Sandra
KMKellie Martin
Kellie Martin
Sherry
JSJesse Lee Soffer
Jesse Lee Soffer
Dennis Loomis
LJLucinda Jenney
Lucinda Jenney
Anne Loomis
JV
James Villemaire
Harvey Starkweather
RPRobert Picardo
Robert Picardo
Howard
JWJesse White
Jesse White
Mr. Spector
DMDick Miller
Dick Miller
Herb

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Matinee is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Matinee is not on Netflix in United States as of November 2026. It's currently on Amazon Prime Video.

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