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Heathers

1989 · 103 min

A viciously funny, stylishly mean-spirited satire that makes you laugh and squirm as it skewers high school hierarchy.

Tagline
Best friends, social trends and occasional murder.
Overview
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • identity
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Michael Lehmann
Written by
Daniel Waters
Starring
Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Kim Walker, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Aaron Mendelsohn, Andrew Benne, Betty Ramey
Music
David Newman
Cinematography
Francis Kenny
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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