Child’s Play

Theatrical - Wide 2019-06-21

Cast Mark Hamill Aubrey Plaza Brian Tyree Henry Tim Matheson
Directed by Lars Klevberg

Box Office Gross: $44,902,237

Running Time: 90 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: KatzSmith Productions, Bron Studios, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Oddfellows Entertainment, Orion Pictures

Genres: Horror

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.

Latest Stories

From Child’s Play to Bride and Seed, here’s the real story of how Chucky’s franchise evolved and why many fans prefer the original trilogy

From Child’s Play to Bride and Seed, here’s the real story of how Chucky’s franchise evolved and why many fans prefer the original trilogy

JoBlo Originals

What Happened to the Child’s Play Franchise After Part 3?

Posted 2 weeks ago

From Child’s Play to Bride and Seed, here’s the real story of how Chucky’s franchise evolved and why many fans prefer the original trilogy

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Horror Movie News

Don Mancini is writing and plans to direct the next Chucky movie

Posted 4 months ago

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Chucky creator Don Mancini seems to think there will be a M3GAN crossover sometime in the franchise's future

Chucky creator Don Mancini seems to think there will be a M3GAN crossover sometime in the franchise's future

JoBlo Originals

Top 10 Killer Dolls: From M3Gan to Chucky and beyond!

Posted 4 months ago

M3GAN gave us a new great killer doll movie, but who are the other icons of the genre? Here's a list of the best of the best.

See All Articles

Buy Links

Cover Coming Soon

Child's Play

Child's Play

Child's Play (CE)

Cover Coming Soon

Child's Play

Cover Coming Soon

Child's Play

Cover Coming Soon

Child's Play (Blu Ray)

Cover Coming Soon

Child's Play

Child's Play (SE)

Child's Play

Child's Play (4K)

Reviews

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Horror Movie Reviews

Doc of Chucky Review: The Definitive Chucky Documentary

Posted 2 years ago

Just like Crystal Lake Memories and Never Sleep Again, Doc of Chucky is the definitive documentary on Chucky.

Brad Dourif Fiona Dourif

Brad Dourif Fiona Dourif

Horror Movie Reviews

Living With Chucky Review

Posted 3 years ago

Review: Living With Chucky, a documentary on the Child's Play / Chucky franchise directed by Kyra Gardner, daughter of FX artist Tony Gardner

Child’s Play (Movie Review)

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: A lonely boy (Gabriel Bateman) is given a high-tech “Buddi” doll for his birthday by his busy single mother (Aubrey Plaza). However, the doll, named Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) soon proves to be defective in more ways than...

Review: Child’s Play

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: A lonely boy (Gabriel Bateman) is given a high-tech “Buddi” doll for his birthday by his busy single mother (Aubrey Plaza). However, the doll, named Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) soon proves to be defective in more ways than...

Movie Posters

See All Movie Posters

All Articles

JoBlo Originals

Awesome Art’s Tribute to Slashers with Child’s Play, Friday The 13th, Halloween, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Scream, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Posted 5 months ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

brad dourif chucky

brad dourif chucky

JoBlo Originals

Chucky’s Best Kills!

Posted 5 months ago

We have assembled a list of some of the best kills ever committed by Chucky over the course of the Child's Play franchise

Jennifer Tilly, who plays Tiffany in the Chucky franchise, has confirmed that another Chucky and Tiffany story is in the works

Jennifer Tilly, who plays Tiffany in the Chucky franchise, has confirmed that another Chucky and Tiffany story is in the works

Horror Movie News

Jennifer Tilly confirms there’s another Chucky and Tiffany story in development

Posted 6 months ago

Jennifer Tilly, who plays Tiffany in the Chucky franchise, has confirmed that another Chucky and Tiffany story is in the works

A deep comparison of Child’s Play (1988) and its 2019 remake, exploring why original Chucky remains one of horror’s most dangerous icons.

JoBlo Originals

Voodoo vs. Wi-Fi: Breaking Down Child’s Play and Its 2019 Remake

Posted 6 months ago

A deep comparison of Child’s Play (1988) and its 2019 remake, exploring why original Chucky remains one of horror’s most dangerous icons.

JoBlo Originals

Awesome Art’s 12th Annual Halloween Special with The Black Phone, Scream, Sinners, Terrifier, Thriller, Trick R Treat

Posted 9 months ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

JoBlo Originals

Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net: Garreth Gibson

Posted 2 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Horror Movie Reviews

Doc of Chucky Review: The Definitive Chucky Documentary

Posted 2 years ago

Just like Crystal Lake Memories and Never Sleep Again, Doc of Chucky is the definitive documentary on Chucky.

A trailer has been released for the epic documentary (it's almost 5 hours long) Doc of Chucky, coming soon to Shudder

A trailer has been released for the epic documentary (it's almost 5 hours long) Doc of Chucky, coming soon to Shudder

Horror Movie News

Doc of Chucky trailer: epic documentary reaches Shudder next month

Posted 2 years ago

A trailer has been released for the epic documentary (it's almost 5 hours long) Doc of Chucky, coming soon to Shudder

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Child's Play franchise creator Don Mancini is writing the next Chucky movie and hopes it will be a theatrical release

Horror Movie News

Doc of Chucky: epic documentary unveils a poster, starts streaming on Shudder in November

Posted 2 years ago

Doc of Chucky, an almost 5 hour look at the Child's Play franchise, unveils a poster ahead of its November Shudder debut

JoBlo Originals

Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net: Mauricio “El Grimlock” Herrera

Posted 2 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

Load more articles

Popular News

Weekend Box Office

Updated Weekend Box Office: Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets an all-time opening record

Posted 16 hours ago

New estimates reveal Spider-Man: Brand New Day actually broke Avengers: Endgame’s opening weekend record with $360 million.

Movie News

Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Biggest Spoilers Explained

Posted 2 days ago

From hiding Sadie Sink's true identity to setting up a future film in the MCU, we're getting into the spoilers of Spidey's latest!

JoBlo Originals

Every Live-Action Spider-Man Movie Ranked: Which One Is the Best?

Posted 3 days ago

From 2002 to 2026, we're taking a look at every Live Action Spider-man film and ranking them. Let's see how they stack up!

The new episode of the Deconstructing... video series looks back at Peter Jackson's 1996 film The Frighteners, starring Michael J. Fox

Horror Movie News

The Frighteners: New Arrow Video release has four versions of the film

Posted 2 days ago

The Arrow Video release of Peter Jackson's classic horror-comedy includes multiple versions of the film.

Jim Krut, the actor best known as the unforgettable Helicopter Zombie in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, has passed away

Horror Movie News

Dawn of the Dead’s ‘Helicopter Zombie’ Jim Krut has passed away

Posted 18 hours ago

Jim Krut, the actor best known as the unforgettable Helicopter Zombie in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, has passed away

Breaking News

JoBlo Originals

Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked: Where Does The Odyssey Land?

Posted 3 weeks ago

We rank all of Christopher Nolan's movies, up to and including his latest release, The Odyssey!

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

Movie News

“I’m Never Talking About It”: Ed Harris Finally Breaks Silence on The Abyss

Posted 1 month ago

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

JoBlo Originals

Evil Dead Burn’s Mid-Credits and Post-Credits Scenes Explained (SPOILERS)

Posted 3 weeks ago

Evil Dead Burn features two post-credits scenes that tease the franchise's future. We break down what it all could mean.

JoBlo Originals

How The Mask Went From a Violent Comic Book to a Jim Carrey Comedy Classic

Posted 3 weeks ago

Discover how a hyper-violent indie comic book about a homicidal artifact was transformed into Jim Carrey’s iconic 1994 family-friendly comedy hit, The Mask.

martial arts, video games, jackie chan, jet li, bruce lee

JoBlo Originals

Polygon Punches: We take a look at the 2000’s era of Hong Kong action-based video games

Posted 3 weeks ago

Join us as we take a look at the video games from the early 2000s, which centered around martial arts and gun-toting action stars.

In the Mouth of Madness

JoBlo Originals

5 Underrated Sam Neill Movies Every Fan Should See

Posted 3 weeks ago

While best known for the Jurassic Park movies, there was much more to Sam Neill than Dr. Alan Grant. Here are five killer performances you can't miss.