This film stretches itself as far as it can go. It's simply two people walking around and driving around for a very long time. When the kids finally come out to play, they're such awful actors it's hard to take them seriously. By the end the dated effects come into play and it's ...( read more)
Anne Marie McEvoy, Courtney Gains, John Franklin
The murder rate is as high as an elephant's eye in this flaccid adaptation of Stephen King's short story. While driving through Nebraska en route to a new job, medico Burt (Peter Horton) and his wife ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 10, 2001
Stats: 2,597 reviews
Flixster Reviews (2,597)
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May 9, 2009
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November 8, 2008
I preferred the first half of this film to the second, I feel it started off quite well as a classic Horror and very typically Stephen King, it just went on a little too long.
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September 20, 2008
Job and Sarah were cute, and Malachi was the ugliest kid I've ever seen. Not sure if Issac was a midget or an ugly kid or a kid in makeup, but it was odd looking as well. Not sure this movie made ANY sense. It could have been just fine as a stand alone 'child zealot cult' that...( read more)
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July 21, 2008
I think this is one better left to memory. The beginning is fantastic, but the meltdown at the end (crucifixes that shoot sparkles and fly away?) is a tad disappointing now.
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November 20, 2009
It had a good concept and I bet the book was more cohesient. The movie was just a bit too random for me. And I would like to see the story evolve in the movie so I don't need to it on the back of the DVD case. That just pisses me of. You should never need to read about the movie ...( read more)
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October 19, 2009
based on the story by stephen king. and so people say i do look like character issac(play by john franklin)cause of my face *blushes* so anyway i do enjoying anything movie with stephen king and he the best author i guess. this movie is very creeping something in gatlin, nebraska...( read more)
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October 13, 2009
IT IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER! And I have herd that John Franklin (Isaac)
has a growing hormone. BTW John Franklin (Isaac) is sexy!
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June 11, 2008kwl movie and i think issac is
funny cuz hes short
and i like the way he talks:) -
June 5, 2007lol yeah deffinatly a beastly midget lol!!
this movie rox but all stephen king movies rock -
February 2, 2007Children of the Corn! It was a funny yet sick and twisted movie! I loved it and Issac is a beastly midget!!!!
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