Happy Death Day

Get Up. Live Your Day. Get Killed. Again.


Happy Death Day
Groundhog day meets the horror genre. A college student gets to relive the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer’s identity.

97 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence, Horror).
Detective/Mystery, Horror, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

High E is always difficult to hit.
High E is always difficult to hit.

Credits

Cast
Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken, Jason Bayle, Phi Vu
Director
Christopher Landon
ScreenplayScott Lobdell
MusicBear McCreary
CinematographyToby Oliver
EditingGregory Plotkin
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2017
Produced byBlumhouse Productions, Digital Riot Media, Vesuvius Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreHorror
LanguageModerate impact and frequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceModerate impact and frequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsContains scenes of horror.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

USA MPAA rating

PG-13: Parents Strongly CautionedRated PG-13 for violence/terror, crude sexual content, language, some drug material and partial nudity
Runtime96
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
5
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
4
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
1
Topics to talk about
5

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
2
Violence
3
Sex
3
Language
3
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Masego Panyane quote iconIf today is your birthday, you will be killed
10
24.com
Gabi Zietsman quote iconBe warned though if you're looking for a truly terrifying horror – Happy Death Day is more like a family-friendly slasher preteens watch while their parents are asleep, and it might be especially bland if you have recently seen the terrify-in-your-soul IT.
10
Metacritic.com
15 critics
11
Rottentomatoes critics
65 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon Happy Death Day puts a darkly humorous sci-fi spin on slasher conventions, with added edge courtesy of a starmaking performance from Jessica Rothe.
13
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Jeffrey M. Anderson quote iconPlayful tone lightens time-bending slasher movie's violence.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
33 users
12
Rottentomatoes users
8971 users
14
IMDB
4061 Netizens quote iconFast Paced Campy Horror!
13
The Movie DB
Community
14

Average .. 60%

12

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