A masterpiece movie that’s considered one of the best of its popular director’s career, and perfect viewing for this time of year, is now streaming for free.

With Halloween at the end of this week, no other filmmaker is more synonymous with the spooky festivities than Tim Burton thanks to his mastery of the gothic and macabre in movies like Sleepy Hollow, Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

And now, Burton’s seminal 1990 classic Edward Scissorhands is available for your viewing pleasure – free of charge – on BBC iPlayer.

It’s been described as ‘an epic masterpiece’ and ‘absolutely 5 stars’ by fans who have been enchanted by it over the past 35 years.

The first of eight films Burton has made with actor Johnny Depp, Edward Scissorhands is an original story Burton came up with

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