Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- gory
- darkly comic
- tense
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the lean slasher entertaining for its gore, dark humor, and social commentary, while faulting its cluttered ideas, thin characterization, and over-explained climax.
What sets it apart
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Frendo, the former corn syrup factory mascot, becomes the town's central symbol and threat during Founders Day.
The film places teens and conservative town authorities in direct conflict amid Kettle Springs's decline.
Reviews emphasize the mixture of gore, dark humor, traditional slasher elements, and attempted genre subversion.
The town's corn syrup factory has burned down, leaving its mascot as a symbol of bygone success.
Films like Clown in a Cornfield, and why
Terrifier 3
shared killer clown imagery, rural setting, and darkly comic slasher violence
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
shared small-town social tensions, generational conflict, and satirical horror-comedy
Scream
shared masked-killer suspense, teen ensemble, and self-aware slasher conventions
Movie Details
- Director
- Eli Craig
- Release Date
- 2025-05-02
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (622)
Cast
- Katie Douglas
- Carson MacCormac
- Kevin Durand
- Dylan McEwan
- Aaron Abrams
- Alexandre Martin Deakin
- Vincent Muller
- Will Sasso
- Cassandra Potenza
- Verity Marks
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- 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 Clown in a Cornfield about?
- A grieving teenager confronts a killer clown whose return turns a declining Missouri town’s nostalgia into a bloody generational reckoning.
- What is Clown in a Cornfield like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Clown in a Cornfield as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Clown in a Cornfield violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Clown in a Cornfield as graphic.
- What did critics think of Clown in a Cornfield?
- Critics generally found the lean slasher entertaining for its gore, dark humor, and social commentary, while faulting its cluttered ideas, thin characterization, and over-explained climax.
- Which films are like Clown in a Cornfield?
- Films with a similar feel include Terrifier 3, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, and Scream.
- How long is Clown in a Cornfield?
- Clown in a Cornfield runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Clown in a Cornfield?
- In United States, Clown in a Cornfield streams on Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
