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Happy Death Day 2U

2019 · 100 min

A playful, fast-paced time-loop slasher that mixes scares with laughs and a surprising emotional core.

Directed by: Christopher Landon
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Charles Aitken

Tagline: Death makes a killer comeback.
Overview: Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer. When the psychopath starts to go after her inner circle, Tree soon realizes that she must die over and over again to save everyone.

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Directed by: Christopher Landon
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Charles Aitken

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
identity
family
love
survival
Places: school
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	5
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, horror, science fiction
Directed by: Christopher Landon
Written by: Christopher Landon
Starring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Charles Aitken, Ruby Modine, Suraj Sharma, Rachel Matthews, Blaine Kern III, Phi Vu
Music: Bear McCreary
Cinematography: Toby Oliver
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America, Japan
Languages: English

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