The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Child's Play
Horror · 2019
Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.
Movie details
Child's Play
“More than a toy... he's your best friend.”
2019 Horror 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Child's Play?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Child's Play 3
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Annabelle Comes Home
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Child's Play 2
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The Jack in the Box: Awakening
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When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is opened by a dying woman, she enters into a deal with the demon within that would see her illness cured in return for helping it claim six innocent victims.
Annabelle: Creation
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Deadly Friend
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Child's Play
Horror · 1988
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.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Lars Klevberg
Written by
Tyler Burton Smith
Gabriel Bateman
Andy
Aubrey Plaza
Karen
Mark Hamill
Chucky (voice)
Brian Tyree Henry
Mike
Tim Matheson
Henry Kaslan
Beatrice Kitsos
Falyn
Ty Consiglio
Pugg
Court is in session
Put Child's Play on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.