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I Know What You Did Last Summer

Movie · 1997 · 100 min

A tense, hook-wielding stalker thriller that keeps you looking over your shoulder with its mix of guilt and jump scares.

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1997 film directed by Jim Gillespie
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Year
1997
Runtime
100 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • revenge
  • sexuality
  • friendship
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
horror, slasher, thriller
Directed by
Jim Gillespie
Written by
Kevin Williamson
Starring
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Anne Heche, Johnny Galecki, Freddie Prinze Jr., Bridgette Wilson, Muse Watson
Music
John Debney
Cinematography
Denis Crossan
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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