Question 1

Is Child's Play (1988) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Child's Play (1988)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a occult film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 4.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Child's Play (1988) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Child's Play (1988)'s US theatrical release date is November 9, 1988. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Child's Play (1988)?

Accepted Answer

Child's Play (1988) has 8 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Child's Play (1988) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Child's Play (1988) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 3.0/10 for fear and 6.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 8 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Child's Play (1988)?

Accepted Answer

Catherine Hicks plays Karen Barclay, Chris Sarandon plays Mike Norris, Alex Vincent plays Andy Barclay, Brad Dourif plays Chucky / Charles Lee Ray, Dinah Manoff plays Maggie Peterson, Tommy Swerdlow plays Jack Santos, Jack Colvin plays Dr. Ardmore, Neil Giuntoli plays Eddie Caputo.

Question 6

What are some films like Child's Play (1988)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Child's Play (1988) on Watch Darkly include Annabelle (2014), Fear Street Part 1: 1994 (2021), The Monkey (2025), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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