Taglines An adult nightmare.
Children of the Corn movie storyline. A boy preacher named Isaac goes to Gatlin, Nebraska and gets all the children to murder every adult in town. A young couple on a road trip stop in Gatlin to report a murder and seek help, but the town seems deserted. They are soon trapped in Gatlin with little chance of getting out alive.
Children of the Corn is a 2020 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. It stars Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey and Bruce Spence. The film is the third adaptation of Stephen King’s short story “Children of the Corn” (1977) and the eleventh installment in the Children of the Corn series. It is the first film based on King’s story to be theatrically released since Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992).
Children of the Corn premiered in Sarasota, Florida on October 23, 2020. The film was originally scheduled to be released theatrically in fall 2022, but was pushed back. In January 2023, RLJE Films and streaming service Shudder acquired distribution rights. The film was released in an 18-day theatrical window starting on March 3, 2023 and was released on demand on March 21, 2023. It was also released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 9, 2023. The film was released on Shudder on June 30.
Children of the Corn (2023)
Directed by: Kurt Wimmer
Starring: Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence, Stephen Hunter, Erika Heynatz, Anna Samson, Sisi Stringer, Andrew S. Gilbert, Joe Klocek, Orlando Schwerdt, Brian Meegan
Screenplay by: Kurt Wimmer
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Andrew Rowlands
Film Editing by: Merlin Eden, Tom Harrison-Read, Banner Gwin
Costume Design by: Barbara Scott
Set Decoration by: Cricket Rowland
Art Direction by: Craig Stearns
Music by: Jonathan Elias
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: RLJE Films
Release Date: October 23, 2020 (Sarasota), March 3, 2023 (United States)
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