Movie

The Curse of Downers Grove

2015 · 89 min

A slow-creeping suburban dread hangs over ordinary teenage life, making every small moment feel like a warning.

Tagline: High school can be murder.
Overview: The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood -- but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret.... For the past eight years, one senior from every high school graduating class has met a bizarre death right before graduation day. And this year, Chrissie Swanson has a terrible feeling that she is going to be the one to die. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she, like those seniors before her, fall prey to the town's deadly secret?
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, fate, isolation, coming-of-age
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
fate
isolation
coming-of-age
freedom
Places: suburbs
school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong