A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails.
Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.
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GoodWatch score 77
GoodWatch score 61June 13, 1980 · 1 h 33 min · R
Hate Plague, Creepy Doll, Twisted Christmas +9
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In the United States, The Children streams on Prime, fuboTV, Philo, Screambox, and Troma NOW, and it is free with ads on Plex, Fandango at Home Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 6 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48 (IMDb 5.4).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.
TV Tropes lists 38 tropes for it, including Hate Plague, Creepy Doll, and Twisted Christmas.
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