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Trick 'r Treat

Trick 'r Treat

7,0 /10 (2,106 Votes)
2007 EN 82 min

Overview

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.

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Release date

09/12/2007

Votes

2,106

Popularity

4.6

Poison, drowning, claw, or knife. So many ways to take a life.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

82 min

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$27,909

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John Chard

John Chard

2015-11-01

⭐ 8

No tricks here, just a treat. Trick 'r Treat is written and directed by Michael Dougherty. It stars Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox. Music is by Douglas Pipes and cinematography by Glen MacPherson. Trick 'r Treat plays out as an anthology of four Halloween related stories. One tiny figure with a burlap sack over its head links the film together. Warner Brothers kept it on the shelf for two years, a mistake since it happens to be a delightful little frightener that appears to be made with a love of omnibus shockers from back in the day. It's never overtly scary or b…

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Repo Jack

Repo Jack

2020-10-28

⭐ 8

A better-than-expected horror anthology with some creepy good Halloween scares.

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whitsbrain

2024-01-30

⭐ 7

I love anthologies. A well told short story is better than a long story arc or a drawn-out character study way more often than not. So, when **Trick 'R Treat** came along, it proved to me that while it's not something the majority of the population wants to see, there are filmmakers out there who still value the format. It's too bad then that **Trick 'R Treat** wasn't more of a treat. It looks great and it has its entertaining moments. I mostly enjoyed the story of an odd girl who gets her revenge from some unlikely assistants and a man who has to deal with a strange trick or treater. Unfo…

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