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The Good Son Details

1993 Certificate 18
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 673 members

Macaulay Culkin gone bad in this story about a boy who tries to eliminate his family members one by one. See the 1956 movie, "The Bad Seed" for an interesting comparison. Read more

Starring Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Jacqueline Brookes
Director Joseph Ruben
Genres Thriller

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The Good Son

Macaulay Culkin gone bad in this story about a boy who tries to eliminate his family members one by one. See the 1956 movie, "The Bad Seed" for an interesting comparison.

Starring Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Jacqueline Brookes, Macaulay Culkin, Daniel Hugh-Kelly
Director Joseph Ruben
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 22 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 30 Jun 2003
Production year: 1993
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (5) of The Good Son

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Macaulay Culkin's comic treatment of the Home Alone burglars ably demonstrated his sadistic streak but here his cruelty is played very straight, with genuinely creepy results. He plays an outwardly friendly youngster who takes a murderous dislike to his cousin (Elijah Wood), who comes to stay when his mother dies and his father is away on business. Sadly, despite its controversial subject matter — the UK video release was delayed because of the tragic Jamie Bulger murder case — there's little attempt to explain Culkin's psychopathic behaviour. However, Wood is superb as the tortured Mark, and director Joseph Ruben lays on some slickly scary moments.

    • Radio Times
  • "...Spectacularly shot scenery by cinematographer John Lindley, from mesas of Arizona to the snowy climes of New England..."

    • Variety
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  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Good son

    It is temping to label this a kiddie movie from the cast list alone, and while the plot may have it's weak points the show is stolen by the movie's two young stars, Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin. Culkin trashes his sweet image and perfects evil, a top quality film.

      • A customer from uk
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  • Rated - 3 stars

    GOOD SON

    Watchable film.Culkin is surprisingly evil.

      • A customer from uk
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