Children of the Corn
Taste attributes: dramahorrorthrillerunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA fantastical, unsavoury horror film: heavy and contained. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
4.6 /10
TMDB · 130 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Set primarily in 1975 in the fictional town of Gatlin, Nebraska this remake of the 1984 original (based on Stephen King's 1977 short story) centers around traveling couple Burt and Vicky as they fight to survive a cult of murderous children who worship an entity known as He Who Walks Behind The Rows, which had years earlier manipulated the children into killing every adult in town.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Children of the Corn Productions
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