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Trick 'r Treat (Trick or Treat)

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Original title

Trick 'r Treat (Trick or Treat)

Year

2007

Running time

78 min.

Country

United States

Director

Michael Dougherty

Screenwriter

Michael Dougherty

Cast

Music

Douglas Pipes

Cinematography

Glen MacPherson

Producer

Co-production United States-Canada;

Bad Hat Harry Productions, Little Sam Films, Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros.

Genre

Horror. Thriller. Comedy. Drama | Halloween. Werewolf. Ghosts. Horror Comedy. Ensemble Film. Serial Killers. Cult movie

Synopsis

It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil mischief, and one small town is about to be taught a terrifying lesson that some traditions are best not forgotten. Nothing is what it seems when a suburban couple learns the dangers of blowing out a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight; four women cross paths with a costumed stalker at a local festival; a group of pranksters goes too far and discovers the horrifying truth buried in a local legend; and a cantankerous old hermit is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Costumes and candy, ghouls and goblins, monsters and mayhem... the tricks and treats of Halloween turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety-human and otherwise-try to survive the scariest night of the year.

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Rankings Position

#38 Ranking of Movies and Series about Halloween
#124 Best Horror Comedy Films

Critics' reviews

"'Trick ‘r Treat' neatly apportions scary and campy elements while cleverly interlacing four storylines on Halloween night in an Ohio hamlet."

Joe Leydon: Variety
"Horror anthologies are a dime-a-dozen, but they rarely work as well as this one does, with its brisk pacing and excellent casting, and its alluring combination of prankish humor and sincere dread."

Jeffrey M. Anderson: Common Sense Media
"There are a lot of tricks in this movie, and a lot of treats - that isn't just a cheesy Halloween reference, it's the visible intended design of this funny, weird, sometimes actually unsettling movie."

Tasha Robinson: Polygon
"It invokes traditions and superstitions ... while subtly threading in new customs and legends from the whole cloth-so artfully that they immediately seem just as valid and timeless."

Jim Vorel: Paste Magazine
"A trip back to the 80's when the goal was to excite and entertain, not torment you... it's the type of movie you can bring anyone to, whether it's a date or your kid."

Brad Miska: Bloody Disgusting
"'Trick 'r Treat' ranks alongside John Carpenter's Halloween as traditional October viewing and I can't imagine a single horror fan that won't fall head over heels in love with it."

Dread Central
"The only shock is how Brian Cox and Anna Paquin ended up in something so atrocious. In trying to span so many genres, the film fails to hit the mark with any of them."

The Independent

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