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Edward Scissorhands

Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees.

7.7(14,114)19901h 45m32

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

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Status
Released
Budget
$20M
Box office
$86M
Language
English
  • underdog
  • small town
  • unsociability
  • inventor
  • hairdresser
  • isolation
  • scissors
  • burglar
  • love at first sight
  • fairy tale
  • sadness
  • symbolism

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Behind the camera

Director

Tim Burton

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalU14 Feb 1992
  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePG-13Los Angeles, California6 Dec 1990
    • TheatricalPG-137 Dec 1990
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1226 Jul 1991
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG9 Jan 1991
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL24 May 1991
  • ChinaCN

    • Premiere2nd Shanghai International Film Festival28 Oct 1995
    • PremiereAranya Waves Film Festival8 Sept 2024
    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival16 Apr 2026
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical115 Jul 1991
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP10 Apr 1991
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical617 Apr 1991
    • Physical4K Ultra HD7 Nov 2025
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical127 Jun 1991
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG26 Jul 1991
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT25 Apr 1991

Frequently asked questions

Edward Scissorhands was released on 7 December 1990.

Audience reviews

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  • K

    kineticandroid

    7/7/2014

    Take the story of Frankenstein's monster, remove the hateful creator, and replace the little girl's flowers with a brightly pastel Reagan-era suburb. Though not my personal favorite Tim Burton film, I feel like this one best encapsulates his style and story interests.

  • R

    r96sk

    1/5/2021

    8/10

    Very enjoyable. It's funny the way we picture things in our minds. I had heard of <em>'Edward Scissorhands'</em> but actually knew very little about it, typified by the fact I was expecting this to be very dark - probably just based on the seeing the cover here and there. It's much sillier than expected, but in a positive way. I do kinda end up wishing they went down a more dark/creative route, instead of relyi…

  • A

    Andre Gonzales

    5/15/2023

    8/10

    Love this movie. It's like a non evil Freddy Kruger. The ending could have been better though.

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/26/2023

    7/10

    Vincent Price has spent his life working on a labour of love - a "son", an artificially constructed person that lacks only hands - for which he temporarily has two pairs of scissors. Sadly, the creator dies before he can rectify this and so young "Edward" (Johnny Depp) is left alone in his lofty castle. Alone, that is until a kindly Dianne Wiest ("Peg") takes him under her wing, introduces him to her many friends - i…

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