A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
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Movie1990·105 min
Edward Scissorhands
Directed by Tim Burton
An Oscar-nominated fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 1%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.7/10
14K ratings
About Edward Scissorhands
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Whimsical, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, forbidden love, fantasy mythology, holiday seasonal, grand estate, small town, suburban, romantic partners, underdog, outsider misfit, nonlinear flashback, tragedy arc, fish out of water, gothic horror, forbidden star crossed