Children of the Corn

"Every parent's nightmare as you've never seen it before."

2020 1h 33m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 165

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A psychopathic twelve-year-old girl in a small town in Nebraska recruits all the other children and goes on a bloody rampage, killing the corrupt adults and anyone else who opposes her. A bright high schooler who won't go along with the plan is the town's only hope of survival.

“Every parent's nightmare as you've never seen it before.”

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Cast

Elena Kampouris
Boleyn Williams
Kate Moyer
Eden Edwards
Callan Mulvey
Robert Williams
Bruce Spence
Pastor Penny
Stephen Hunter
Calvin Colvington
Jayden McGinlay
Cecil
Joe Klocek
Calder Colvington
Andrew S. Gilbert
Sheriff Gebler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kurt Wimmer
Writers: Kurt Wimmer, Stephen King
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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276+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kurt Wimmer, shot by Andrew Rowlands. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Elena Kampouris and Kate Moyer and Callan Mulvey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every parent's nightmare as you've never seen it before.".

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The take

Kurt Wimmer directs. Andrew Rowlands behind the camera. Jacob Shea scores. Merlin Eden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 6 years ago.
3276+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Kurt Wimmer, shot by Andrew Rowlands. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jacob Shea. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Merlin Eden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Elena Kampouris and Kate Moyer and Callan Mulvey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Every parent's nightmare as you've never seen it before.".
9IMDB entry: tt12311866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "revolution", "cult", "global warming", "prequel".
11Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Rowlands
Original score: Jacob Shea
Editing: Merlin Eden
Production design: Pete Baxter
Makeup / hair: Angela Conte
VFX supervisor: Steve Vojkovic
Sound: Ann Scibelli
Stunt coordinator: Mick Hodge
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $800,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Children of the Corn (2020)

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tmdb975548672025-11-06
★ 8/10
Another terrible adaptation that is surprisingly entertaining. Don't even try to make sense of the story because the writer clearly didn't care less. The plot just jumps to places without a clear explanation, and most of the character decisions are brain-dead. They completely ignored everything from the short story except the idea of children in cornfields. The only redeeming qualities is that the main girl put her heart into the role, the concept of abused children finding comfort in a supernatural creature in a cornfield could have worked, and the 70s setting was visually interesting to look at. That being said, as bad as it is, I found it extremely entertaining to watch. There was a lot of chaos, and the children actually felt like children. This is easily one of my favourites; it's so bad it's good.

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