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Black Christmas

2006 · 92 min

A grimy, mean-spirited slasher that piles on gruesome set pieces and holiday dread, leaving you tense and unsettled rather than scared.

Directed by
Glen Morgan
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Tagline
Let the slay ride begin.
Overview
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...

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Directed by
Glen Morgan
Genres
Horror, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • revenge
  • family
  • madness
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror8
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Glen Morgan
Written by
Glen Morgan
Starring
Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Oliver Hudson, Kristen Cloke, Andrea Martin, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Music
Shirley Walker
Cinematography
Robert McLachlan
Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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