Children of the Corn (1984)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:8
Rotten:14
Average Rating:4.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Young lovers on a cross-country trip stop in a small Nebraska community and make a shocking discovery. One day, three years prior to the couples' arrival, the town's children killed all of the... [More]
Starring: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin
Director: Fritz Kiersch
Reviews for Children of the Corn
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its dated look reminds us that horror movies were once made with only a camera and buckets of Karo syrup; not marketable teen models and computer-generated effects. Full Review |
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It's a--look, it has to be said--corny "B" horror flick with a certain je ne sais WTF about it. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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How Children of the Corn continues to be so successful and popular 25 years after its release still remains a mystery .... Full Review |
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incredibly boring from start to finish Full Review |
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As ye sow, so shall ye reap - and for all its initial creepiness, in the end this Mid-western gothic yields a big cropful of corn. Full Review |
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3/5 |
If you need a laugh, come to Malachi!
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3/5 |
Grisly, occasionally effective horror flick.
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3/5 |
The only halfway decent installment of the entire bloated, pitiful franchise.
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CommentLatest News for Children of the Corn
October 22, 2008:
Dimension Plots Batch of DTV Sequels, Spinoffs 
Dimension Films' Extreme division is prepping a slew of direct-to-DVD titles, many of them offshoots of theatrical releases -- including sequels for "Pulse," "Children of the... More...
September 09, 2008:
New Children of the Corn Finds Its Isaac
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August 25, 2008:
Anders and McClure are Children of the Corn
Evil still lurks in the cornfields, and David Anders ("Heroes") and Kandyse McClure ("Battlestar Galactica") are set to find it: the duo has been cast in the Sci Fi Channel's... More...
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