Children of the Corn
1984 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 5.7 · 42% critics
A traveling couple gets stranded in an abandoned Nebraska town overrun by a cult of murderous children. The group follows orders tied to a demon said to live in the cornfields, turning the rural setting into a tense fight for survival.
Based on Children of the Corn
Also known as Stephen King's Children of the Corn
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-03-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (1,130 votes)
- Box office
- $14,568,989
About
If you want classic 1980s horror with a creepy rural town and a unsettling child cult, you may enjoy Children of the Corn; Not for you if you dislike dated effects, slow wandering, or stories that stretch a short concept too far, like Dark Harvest.
Pros: creepy rural atmosphere; unsettling kid cult; entertaining dread | Cons: dated/cheesy effects; slow pacing; concept can feel ridiculous
Themes
- small town
- sacrifice
- children gang
- human sacrifice
- paganism
- evil preacher
- preacher
- based on short story
- religious cult
- killer child
- folk horror
- cornfield
Cast & crew
Peter Horton
as Burton Stanton
Linda Hamilton
as Vicky
R.G. Armstrong
as Diehl
John Franklin
as Isaac Chroner
Courtney Gains
as Malachai
Anne Marie McEvoy
as Sarah
Robby Kiger
as Job
Julie Maddalena
as Rachel
- JM
Jonas Marlowe
as Joseph
John Philbin
as Amos
Directed by Fritz Kiersch