Children of the Corn

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Children of the Corn

R

2023

1h 32m

Horror

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57 Reviews

38%

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Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, twelve-year-old Eden recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parents' mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage, killing the adults and anyone who opposes her. With all the adults jailed or dead, it comes down to one high schooler who won't go along with the plan and becomes the town's only hope of survival.

Critics Consensus

Bereft of a single kernel of fear or excitement, this Children of the Corn suggests the franchise is irrevocably lost in a maize of sub-mediocrity.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

07/25/2023

1/5

Boring and bland. What a shucker.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

03/15/2023

The little evil girl gives a pretty solid performance in this terrible movie.

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Katie Rife

Polygon

03/03/2023

There’s a lot of screaming and blood, and kids giggling while clutching rusty farm equipment, but none of it leads to anything.

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Emily von Seele

Daily Dead

Sep 14

2/5

By the end of the film, the thesis on the environment and generational friction is pretty much gone in the name of churning out another version of a well-trod tale.

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Alyse Wax

GameSpot

11/27/2024

This new Children of the Corn is less of a remake than it is a reimagining.

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Gena Radcliffe

The Spool

06/02/2023

[I]t is, yet again, a lazy, indifferent attempt to merge folk horror and killer kids that offers no scares, no laughs, and no fun.

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Trauma83

03/06/2023

the original was terrible, so I don't understand the comments l complaints about the remake. I personally had a lot of fun with this one. The demonic corn stalk monster was cheesy, but everything else was fine. it isn't perfect but I had a good time

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Ryan G

03/06/2023

Inept filmmaking on almost every level. The lead evil kid was nice, but even with knowing the film is about a demonic Corn stalk, all logic is utterly baffling

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Uneedabiscuit

03/05/2023

Really wish they would’ve taken this seriously and revamped it the right way.

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Michele H

03/05/2023

Horrible movie, low budget, bad acting and difficult to get through the movie without walking out.

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MRW

03/05/2023

Awful - do not recommend

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Madcat67

03/04/2023

Its better than that horrible Firestarter remake the little girl who played the leader of the kids made this film she was really good and they actually have a budget its the best one since the original i say see it

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Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, twelve-year-old Eden recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parents' mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage, killing the adults and anyone who opposes her. With all the adults jailed or dead, it comes down to one high schooler who won't go along with the plan and becomes the town's only hope of survival.

Director: Kurt Wimmer
Producer: John Baldecchi, Doug Barry, Lucas Foster
Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: ANVL Entertainment, Impala, Cinemation Studios, Digital Riot Media, Angel Oak Films
Rating: R (Violence and Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2023
Runtime: 1h 32m