Trick 'r Treat

2007 82 min ★ 7.0 Horror, Fantasy, Comedy

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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Cast

Brian Cox

Mr. Kreeg

Quinn Lord

Sam / Peeping Tommy

Anna Paquin

Laurie

Dylan Baker

Steven

Leslie Bibb

Emma

Tahmoh Penikett

Henry

Rochelle Aytes

Maria

Britt McKillip

Macy

Moneca Delain

Janet

Lauren Lee Smith

Danielle

Details

Director

Michael Dougherty

Screenplay

Michael Dougherty

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$27,909

Production

Legendary Pictures, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Little Sam Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

November 1, 2015

★ 8/10

No tricks here, just a treat. Trick 'r Treat is written and directed by Michael Dougherty. It stars Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox. Music is by Douglas Pipes and cinematography by Glen MacPherson. Trick 'r Treat plays out as an anthology of four Halloween related stories. One tiny figure with a burlap sack over its head links the film together. Warner Brothers kept it...

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Repo Jack

October 28, 2020

★ 8/10

A better-than-expected horror anthology with some creepy good Halloween scares.

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whitsbrain

January 30, 2024

★ 7/10

I love anthologies. A well told short story is better than a long story arc or a drawn-out character study way more often than not. So, when **Trick 'R Treat** came along, it proved to me that while it's not something the majority of the population wants to see, there are filmmakers out there who still value the format. It's too bad then that **Trick 'R Treat** wasn't more of a treat. It looks...