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Child's Play

Child's Play

Horror • R • 1988 • 1 hr 27 min
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6.0
IMDb
6.7

After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her six-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.

Starring

Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif, Chris Sarandon, Dinah Manoff

Directed By

Tom Holland

Written By

Don Mancini, John Lafia, Tom Holland

Attributes

SimpleDarkWatch With Friends

Genre

Horror

Release Date

November 9, 1988

User Reviews

Jacob
Jacob
Favorite slasher movie. Does a good job of building suspense before revealing chucky. Has a good story, likeable characters. Well written.
Tony
Tony
Up there on the list of pinnacle horror films.
Michael
Michael
Still fun to watch today. I’ve always gotten more laughs than scares from this movie.
JurassicSouls
JurassicSouls
A slasher classic, Chucky is iconic as always
Drake Fontenot
Drake Fontenot
Chucky is my favorite horror movie character I love this movie
Michael Henretty
Michael Henretty
Great horror movie that doesn't try to be anything it's not and doesn't take itself too seriously and has a simple plot but makes it work.
Aaron
Aaron
 This movie is a classic Brad Dourif is Chucky and I will not have it any other way Andy is one of the cutest kids in any movie  Iconic
Kevin
Kevin
Scared me as a kid, not so much anymore but still good
Andrew
Andrew
Funny slasher that doesn’t take itself seriously while also getting more and more terrifying as you watch
Yusario
Yusario
Honestly extremely well done, well acted, the effects are pretty good. And it created a horror icon.

Stats

Ratings
625 (10%)
1,563 (24%)
3,315 (52%)
893 (14%)
6.0 – Based on 6.4k ratings
Attributes
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67%
27%
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Child's Play
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Child's Play 3
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Cult of Chucky
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Child’s Play (1988) vs. Child’s Play (2019)
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Chucky in the Elevator
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Hi, I'm Chucky!
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You Can't Hurt Me
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Chucky Attacks Mike
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Chucky Escapes
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Chucky Doesn't Run on Batteries

Cast & Crew

Tom Holland
Tom
Holland
Alex Vincent
Alex
Vincent
Catherine Hicks
Catherine
Hicks
Brad Dourif
Brad
Dourif
Chris Sarandon
Chris
Sarandon
Dinah Manoff
Dinah
Manoff
Tommy Swerdlow
Tommy
Swerdlow
Jack Colvin
Jack
Colvin
Neil Giuntoli
Neil
Giuntoli
Juan Ramírez
Juan
Ramírez
Alan Wilder
Alan
Wilder
Don Mancini
Don
Mancini
John Lafia
John
Lafia
Tom Holland
Tom
Holland

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