Child's Play

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Child's Play

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2019

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After moving to a new city, young Andy Barclay receives a special present from his mother -- a seemingly innocent Buddi doll that becomes his best friend. When the doll suddenly takes on a life of its own, Andy unites with other neighborhood children to stop the sinister toy from wreaking bloody havoc.

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Critics Consensus

Child's Play updates an '80s horror icon for the Internet of Things era, with predictably gruesome -- and generally entertaining -- results.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/01/2019

I think they made a lot of good reasons for this [remake] to exist.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

07/08/2019

3/5

Overall, this is a fun 90 minutes, if you are into this sort of thing.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

07/08/2019

3/5

At the very least, it achieves the baseline desire of a horror reboot: it's fun, it's scary, and it doesn't trample all over a legacy.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 11

7/10

If you like schlock, and laughing at ridiculous scenarios and premises, then you will enjoy this movie.

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John Daniel Tangalin

The Cinema Spot

07/19/2025

6.5/10

This 2019 reboot retains the whimsical yet beyond-creepy color scheme of rainbow hues from the first three films of the franchise along with a key element of 2017’s Cult of Chucky.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

06/11/2025

4/5

...the 2019 version of Child’s Play is a surprise in that it got the mix of familiar and new just right...It’s easy to see why Stephen King would get a kick out of this film, which offers a nice mesh of black humour, social satire and outrageous gore...

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SHANNON

01/21/2025

Movie was hard to follow

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Engin O

07/21/2023

Fun but forgettable, worth a watch if you’re bored. Nothing bad about it, but it’s fun while it lasts and nothing more

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Alicia Bailon

09/02/2019

The new Chucky movie was basically a remake with a modern twist. Instead of voodoo magic it refers alot to Artificial Intelligence.

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Lucas H

08/20/2019

I thought it was an amazing movie. I think the original childs play movie fans are to distracted by the fact that it's not like the original to enjoy it. great movie imo

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Tony D

08/10/2019

I did not think I was going to enjoy it this much. I get the premise was to turn all the safeguards off for an A.I. Toy doll... but still, it could’ve been something different, maybe. And I get they didn’t want to repeat a possessed doll story, but regardless... it was well done. And I mean cmon, it’s Mark Hammil! Anything with him is Gold!

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Kevin

08/05/2019

I give it a 5 out of 10

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Synopsis

After moving to a new city, young Andy Barclay receives a special present from his mother -- a seemingly innocent Buddi doll that becomes his best friend. When the doll suddenly takes on a life of its own, Andy unites with other neighborhood children to stop the sinister toy from wreaking bloody havoc.

Director: Lars Klevberg
Producer: David Katzenberg, Seth Grahame-Smith
Screenwriter: Tyler Burton Smith
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: KatzSmith Productions, Oddfellows Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), The Province of Ontario, BRON Studios, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Orion Pictures, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Creative Wealth Media Finance
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Bloody Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.2M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)