Child's Play

"More than a toy... he's your best friend."

2019 1h 30m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 2,109

Horror

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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.

“More than a toy... he's your best friend.”

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Cast

Gabriel Bateman
Andy
Aubrey Plaza
Karen
Mark Hamill
Chucky (voice)
Brian Tyree Henry
Mike
Tim Matheson
Henry Kaslan
Beatrice Kitsos
Falyn
Ty Consiglio
Pugg
Marlon Kazadi
Omar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lars Klevberg
Writers: Christopher Donaldson, Tyler Burton Smith
Languages: English, Vietnamese
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lars Klevberg, shot by Brendan Uegama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Julia Wong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lars Klevberg directs. Brendan Uegama behind the camera. Bear McCreary scores. Julia Wong cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Vietnamese.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.
5International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
6Directed by Lars Klevberg, shot by Brendan Uegama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Julia Wong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Gabriel Bateman and Aubrey Plaza and Mark Hamill carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "More than a toy... he's your best friend.".
11IMDB entry: tt8663516 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 9 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "artificial intelligence (a.i.)", "evil doll", "remake".

The technical file

Cinematography: Brendan Uegama
Original score: Bear McCreary
Editing: Julia Wong
Production design: Dan Hermansen
Costume design: Jori Woodman
Makeup / hair: Amy Diedrich
Sound: Kelly Cole
Stunt coordinator: Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $44,902,237
Return: 449% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Child's Play (2019)

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JPV8522019-09-27
★ 8/10
I'm not a fan of remakes but I will say and the 1988 Child's Play is great, but this updated version actually was not at all bad. Unlike The Hustle which was almost a scene-for-scene remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, just gender-swapping the main characters, this one has its own 21st century spin and honestly, it mostly worked. The dark humor and horror really blended well with director Lars Klevberg avoiding the tired jump scares. An added bonus, Mark Hamill made for a great voice as Chucky, though certainly Brad Dourif is still the best. Also doesn't hurt to have the lovely Aubrey Plaza, but does make me feel old seeing her play a mom... 3.75/5
Gimly2019-10-02
★ 4/10
I'm one of those kids who usually supports a horror remake, I know the online horror community is ready to crap on them at a moment's notice, but I am always happy to go in with an open mind, and often get a lot of enjoyment out of them. Hell, John Carpenter's original Halloween is only my fifth favourite Halloween movie. Plus, I absolutely love both Audrey Plaza and Mark Hamill. But this 2019 Child's Play is worse than the original in basically every way. It honestly might be the worst movie in the franchise. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Martha2022-07-26
★ 6/10
I'm usually not a fan of remakes especially these days when it seems Hollywood is out of ideas and just goes around remaking movies for the hell of it. Childs Play is the exception to this rule. First off they remove the mystical element of what Child's Play was about ... there was no convict on the run or bad man who put his soul into the doll... the doll was reprogrammed or most of its functions were left open so that it would become violent and deadly. Mark Hamill played the perfect Chucky and the boy plays the perfect Andy. Even The Supporting Cast was better than I could have expected for a remake horror movie. If you skip this you're doing yourself a disservice especially if you're a fan of the child's play series. You can't deny that this is well put together. I wish I could say different because I don't want to like remakes but even I can't deny the fact that this was just really well done