# Child's Play (1988)

> A possessed serial killer hiding inside a beloved good-guy doll turns a Chicago boy’s birthday gift into a deadly battle for survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5656

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Tom Holland
- Cast: Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif, Chris Sarandon, Dinah Manoff, Tommy Swerdlow, Jack Colvin, Neil Giuntoli
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: darkly comic, creepy, energetic, halloween movie night, late night horror marathon

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- [Annabelle (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/142494)
- [Child's Play (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/371478)
- [Christmas Evil (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/16357)
- [Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/5742)
- [Puppet Master 4 (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/16159)
- [Retro Puppetmaster (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/16162)
- [A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/303)

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