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K-12

2019 · 92 min

A surreal, music-driven fever dream that blends gothic boarding-school horror with candy-colored fantasy and rebellious girlhood energy.

Directed by: Melanie Martinez
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Music
Starring: Melanie Martinez, Elita Harkov, Megan Gage

Tagline: When the bell rings, you must be in your assigned seat…
Overview: Cry Baby, a strong and sensitive girl, is sent off to a disturbing sleepaway school that’s hidden underneath a grandiose façade. Luckily, she has a sweet and unapologetic best friend who sticks up for her when she gets bullied by the other students whose brains are under control by the Principal and his wicked staff. With the help of the magical friends they meet along the way, as well as an Angelic Spirit Guide, they are able to gain the strength they need to fight off the school’s belligerent patriarchal conditioning.

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Directed by: Melanie Martinez
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Music
Starring: Melanie Martinez, Elita Harkov, Megan Gage

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: rebellion
identity
friendship
power
trauma
Places: school
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	5
Humour	4
Realism	2
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: fantasy, horror, music
Directed by: Melanie Martinez
Written by: Melanie Martinez
Starring: Melanie Martinez, Elita Harkov, Megan Gage, Maggie Budzyna, Zión Moreno, Marsalis Wilson, Zinnett Hendrix, Adrian Jurics
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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