Edward Scissorhands

PG-13

Released Dec 7, 1990

1 hr. 45 min.

Holiday

Fantasy

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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A scientist (Vincent Price) builds an animated human being -- the gentle Edward (Johnny Depp). The scientist dies before he can finish assembling Edward, though, leaving the young man with a freakish appearance accentuated by the scissor blades he has instead of hands. Loving suburban saleswoman Peg (Dianne Wiest) discovers Edward and takes him home, where he falls for Peg's teen daughter (Winona Ryder). However, despite his kindness and artistic talent, Edward's hands make him an outcast.

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Critics Consensus

The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center.

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Sajad R

Very unique movie by Tim Burton.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Cameron C

A movie especially well done in conception, acting and execution.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Dionisis T

Definitely one of Tim Burton's iconic movies, enjoyable and definitely one of his nicest with a very nice casting and an enchanting script!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Tamara K

I am currently watching this movie for a fifth time and I will probably watch it again when it is playing. Funny, sweet and sad. What more could you ask for?

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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Jim P

This really is a beautiful fairy tale, full of hidden depths. However, I find the main premise of the film hard to fathom. Scissors for hands? How did Ed survive so long on his own? What happened to the inventor's dead body!?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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wade w

Making a good movie about someone with scissors has hands seems very difficult but somehow everyone involved and the creative team made one of the best movies with great chemistry with the actors and great emotional depth to it. One of the best romantic stories ever told and made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Tim Burton

Director

Johnny Depp

Edward Scissorhands

Winona Ryder

Kim Boggs

Dianne Wiest

Peg Boggs

Anthony Michael Hall

Jim

Alan Arkin

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Henry Sheehan

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Edward Scissorhands is a flashy and entertaining apologia from an artist who has not accumulated enough work to justify such self-concern.

Rated: 3/4

May 24, 2022

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Marc Lee

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Burton's modern fairytale has an almost palpably personal feel: it is told gently, subtly and with infinite sympathy for an outsider who charms the locals but then inadvertently arouses their baser instincts.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 17, 2014

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

An original movie, though not Tim Burton's best.

Jun 17, 2008

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Kristy Strouse

Cinematic Lovelies

This is one of Burton’s best and it’s one of aesthetic power and emotional resonance. It’s a magical odyssey of invention and human emotion, with a distinguishable tone and look. This one is for the weirdos.

Aug 31, 2023

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

Tim Burton's most iconic film is a fairy tale about the way art is used to reflect on both traditional society and the artist's inability to fit into it.

Rated: 5/5

Jun 26, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... this paean to misfit outcasts and misunderstood artists is ultimately a magical and melancholy fairy tale for the modern world.

Jan 7, 2023

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Synopsis

A scientist (Vincent Price) builds an animated human being -- the gentle Edward (Johnny Depp). The scientist dies before he can finish assembling Edward, though, leaving the young man with a freakish appearance accentuated by the scissor blades he has instead of hands. Loving suburban saleswoman Peg (Dianne Wiest) discovers Edward and takes him home, where he falls for Peg's teen daughter (Winona Ryder). However, despite his kindness and artistic talent, Edward's hands make him an outcast.

Director: Tim Burton
Executive Producer: Richard Hashimoto
Screenwriter: Caroline Thompson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Holiday , Fantasy , Comedy , Drama , Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 7, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.2M
Sound Mix: Surround

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