Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ceremony works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.
Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.
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GoodWatch score 72
GoodWatch score 65
GoodWatch score 75
GoodWatch score 70
GoodWatch score 62
GoodWatch score 70June 9, 1972 · 1 h 26 min · PG
Dirty Coward, Ambiguous Situation, Developing Doomed Characters +9
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In the United States, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things streams on AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight+, FlixFling, and Eternal Family, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Plex, Filmzie, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling, and Bloodstream. It also streams in 136 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 42 (IMDb 5.2, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, and Metacritic 47).
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 9 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).
Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.
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