Children of the Corn: Runaway

Children of the Corn: Runaway

Wherever they go, death follows.

Directed by John Gulager

Produced by Dimension Films

201882 min4.6 / 10

A dark horror sequel centered on a mother's desperate flight from a murderous child cult and the inescapable evil that pursues her family.

The plot of Children of the Corn: Runaway follows a young pregnant Ruth who escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. She spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. She lands in the small Oklahoma town, but something is following her. Now, she must confront this evil or lose her child.

Questions people ask

  • Is Children of the Corn: Runaway scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Children of the Corn: Runaway sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Children of the Corn: Runaway easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Children of the Corn: Runaway violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Children of the Corn: Runaway end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity34

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Children of the Corn: Runaway

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Children of the Corn: Runaway

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Children of the Corn: Runaway, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Children of the Corn: Runaway, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Children of the Corn: Runaway, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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