Edward Scissorhands
It's from 1990, before you were born.
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Genre
- Fantasy / romance
- Star
- Johnny Depp
- Released
- 1990
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About
As of 2026, it's 36 years old.
Edward Scissorhands is Tim Burton's gentle, gothic fairy tale about a sweet artificial man left with scissors for hands when his inventor died before finishing him — a setup for both beautiful topiary and a lot of accidental harm. Dropped into a pastel suburbia, this melancholy outsider becomes a parable about not belonging.
Johnny Depp's near-silent, wide-eyed performance and the wintry imagery made it one of Burton's most beloved and tender films.
Whimsical, sad, and visually unforgettable, Edward Scissorhands is the fairy tale that found genuine heartbreak in a man who simply can't touch anything without ruining it.
