Edward Scissorhands

1990 • 104 minutes
4.6
2.03K reviews
89%
Tomatometer
PG-13
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Eligible
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From Tim Burton comes an unforgettable fairy tale starring Johnny Depp, Wynona Ryder, Dianne Wiest and Vincent Price as the Inventor. Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.
Rating
PG-13

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4.6
2.03K reviews
Logan H.
June 30, 2018
This is Burton's best work. This movie is whimsical, tragic, and beautiful all at once. When you combine a tearjerking score by Danny Elfman and the story of a man who has lived in isolation, you get this movie. Bravo, Burton.
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zomkil023
February 27, 2018
One of my favorite movies of all time and definitely my favorite movie from my childhood love the old tim burton movies like nightmare before Christmas, corpse bride, frankenweenie and so on.
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Jared Hylton
June 10, 2019
A cult classic. This is probably my favorite movie for the holiday blues. It's touching, but there are moments where you get a little angry at a few of the characters, but mostly you just feel bad for Edward and what story unfolds for him when humanity comes out of the woodwork to gawk at the "next new thing" -- it's a great movie, with a deep plot. It's much deeper than the base level you get from the movie at times.
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