Movie

Sweet Sixteen

1982 · 89 min

A grimy small-town slasher that trades scares for sleaze, drifting toward a lurid, twisty finale you watch with a wince.

Tagline: What terrors are unleashed when a girl turns...
Overview: A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that she spends time with end up brutally murdered. Her sixteenth birthday is on the way, but Melissa turns out to be a suspect when it seems she's the last person who has seen her boyfriends alive.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Violence, isolation, trauma, deception
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
isolation
trauma
deception
crime
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild