Children of the Corn 4: The Gathering

Children of the Corn 4: The Gathering (1996)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (10,886 ratings)

This fourth installment in the horror saga bears little resemblance to Stephen King's original tale. Unlike the third episode, which was set in Chicago, this one is again set in a small Nebraska town where a medical student notices that the local kids are all ears when it comes to the words of a… More

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Horror
In Theaters
Oct 8, 1996 Wide
Miramax

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  • Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

    Okay acting from Naomi and Karen but still a bad movie in a bad franchise.

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  • Jeff "


    Children of the Corn 4: The Gathering continues the gore factor established in the third film, and brings a whole new level of horrifying carnage to the screen. This fourth entry is a fun, well conceived film that gorehounds will mostly enjoy. There are effective horror elements at… More

  • Lee ?


    Surprisingly not too bad. It's the goriest of the series with nice gruesome kills and the plot is marginally different with not a grain of corn in sight. Interestingly it stars Naomi Watts in the lead already showing signs that she was destined for better things.

  • jd c


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  • Dean M


    I'm glad the heroine Naomi Watts survived in this final scene of the corn beastie from hell film.

  • Sylvester K


    Oh gosh, haven't we seen enough of scary children already? Totally unecessary, the actors were pretty much reading lines, especially the children, weren't scary at all. Naomi didn't really do much in this film, aside from being tortured by Greg Spence.

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