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- 1988
- TV-MA
- MGM/UA Communications Co.
- 1 h 27 m
- 1988
- TV-MA
- MGM/UA Communications Co.
- 1 h 27 m
Summary A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
Directed By: Tom Holland
Written By: Don Mancini, John Lafia, Tom Holland
- 1988
- TV-MA
- MGM/UA Communications Co.
- 1 h 27 m
- 1988
- TV-MA
- MGM/UA Communications Co.
- 1 h 27 m
Child's Play
58
8.3
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Summary A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
Directed By: Tom Holland
Written By: Don Mancini, John Lafia, Tom Holland
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
58
44% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
50% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
58
44% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
50% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Scary, yet darkly funny, this thriller of the supernatural from the director of the terrific Fright Night moves with the speed of a bullet train and with style to burn. The film is a stunner--in all senses of the word.
Director Tom Holland keeps things moving along, turning the entire film into a pretty ruthlessly efficient scare delivery system.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 217 User Ratings
8.3
83% Positive
181 Ratings
181 Ratings
9% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
8% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 217 User Ratings
8.3
83% Positive
181 Ratings
181 Ratings
9% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
8% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
This film is good with no adult scenes, so people of all ages can enjoy this film. But However, there are some things that are not suitable for children to watch because there are so many scenes that make children traumatized, especially violence, and scenes of murder. Well here, I am afraid and quite worried that the children will imitate scenes like that. I admit that as an adult, this film is tense and scary.
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A movie that traumatised me as a kid. The start of an amazing movie franchise that everyone can find at least one movie that they can enjoy. Very fun, frightening and doesn't bore you even one second. It's even funny time to time. An amazing classic.
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Child's Play is junk fun. [09 Nov 1988, p.95]
Child's Play has some limp dialogue among the clever touches. Its appeal is clearly for upscale horror fans rather than a general movie audience. Yet it is a fitting successor to the classic television horror stories it takes off from.
The premise of Child's Play, in which the murderer is a much-merchandised doll patterned after cartoon characters known as Good Guys, is long overdue. Unfortunately, the package in which the present arrives is often too little, sometimes too much, and always too late. [11 Nov 1988]
Buoyed by a good cast, strong direction, and excellent effects, Child's Play almost works. Unfortunately, the screenplay is full of plot holes, lapses of logic, and missed opportunities.
Child's Play would probably be sickening if it weren't so relentlessly stupid.
Think about it, Chucky is the only horror Icon you can remember the name for even though you've never seen it.
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Chucky is funny, the kid acting is pretty good, the setup and premise is awesome.
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I did watched "Child's Play" as a kid, which I'm not old enough, and as an adult, I didn't like it vey much. I found this movie silly and creepy when Chucky comes to live and starts killing people. And that was disappointing when Andy was in terrorized situation and being put to the mental hospital. So "Child's Play" is not one of my childhood for years. I thought that was scary and I didn't give recommendation for that. Sorry.
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Production Company
United Artists
Release Date Nov 9, 1988
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating TV-MA
Tagline No one believes the truth...or lives to tell it.
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
