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Halloween

Halloween

Horror · 2007

The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.

Movie details

Halloween

“Evil has a destiny.”

2007 Horror 1h 50m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Halloween?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rob Zombie

Written by

Rob Zombie

Scout Taylor-Compton

Scout Taylor-Compton

Laurie Strode

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Dr. Samuel Loomis

Tyler Mane

Tyler Mane

Michael Myers

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Sheriff Lee Brackett

Sheri Moon Zombie

Sheri Moon Zombie

Deborah Myers

Daeg Faerch

Daeg Faerch

Michael Myers, Age 10

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Ronnie White

Court is in session

Put Halloween on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.