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Trick 'r Treat

Trick 'r Treat

Horror · Fantasy · Comedy · 2007

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.

Movie details

Trick 'r Treat

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

2007 Horror · Fantasy · Comedy 1h 22m

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7.0 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Michael Dougherty

Written by

Michael Dougherty

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Mr. Kreeg

Quinn Lord

Quinn Lord

Sam / Peeping Tommy

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Laurie

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Steven

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Emma

Tahmoh Penikett

Tahmoh Penikett

Henry

Rochelle Aytes

Rochelle Aytes

Maria

Court is in session

Put Trick 'r Treat 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 Popcorn Loyalist

“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.