Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- macabre
- tense
- horror movie night
- late night scare
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a playful, chilling return to the franchise’s basic supernatural slasher premise, though aggregate scores remained mixed overall.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nica reunites with Barb, Ian, and Alice for a funeral while family tensions intensify alongside the killings.
Nica, who has used a wheelchair since birth, becomes the central investigator and survivor facing Chucky.
The creepy doll delivered to Nica's home is secretly tied to the murders and the Chucky mythology.
The film restores the killer-doll slasher framework and a darker tone after the events of Seed of Chucky.
Films like Curse of Chucky, and why
Child's Play
supernatural slasher horror centered on a seemingly harmless killer doll and practical gore
Bride of Chucky
campy franchise slasher with an iconic serial killer, dark humor, and inventive practical kills
The Conjuring
contained family-house horror involving a supernatural murderer and escalating paranoia
Dolls
stylized killer-doll horror combining domestic vulnerability, violence, and macabre playfulness
Movie Details
- Director
- Don Mancini
- Release Date
- 2013-10-08
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1752)
Cast
- Fiona Dourif
- Brad Dourif
- Danielle Bisutti
- Summer H. Howell
- Brennan Elliott
- Maitland McConnell
- A Martinez
- Chantal Quesnel
- Adam Hurtig
- Kally Berard
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Curse of Chucky about?
- A wheelchair-using woman investigates a string of deaths after a sinister doll arrives at her family’s funeral gathering.
- What is Curse of Chucky like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Curse of Chucky as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Curse of Chucky violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Curse of Chucky as graphic.
- What did critics think of Curse of Chucky?
- Critics broadly found the film a playful, chilling return to the franchise’s basic supernatural slasher premise, though aggregate scores remained mixed overall.
- Which films are like Curse of Chucky?
- Films with a similar feel include Child's Play, Bride of Chucky, The Conjuring, and Dolls.
- How long is Curse of Chucky?
- Curse of Chucky runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Curse of Chucky?
- In United States, Curse of Chucky streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
