Summary
A gang of violent teenagers uses detention class to get revenge on the teacher who identified a friend as the gunman in a deadly shooting.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 28GoodWatch 32
IMDb4.2
Audience score14%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −20 min on the typical 106
typical 10686Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2008
November 9, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
CrimeRomanceThrillerTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Harry Winer Director
Writing · 1
- Rachel Stuhler Writer
Production · 4
- Larry Levinson Executive Producer
- Robert Halmi Jr. Executive Producer
- Erik Olson Producer
- Brian Martinez Producer
Camera · 1
- Todd Barron Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Christine Kelley Editor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Mayumi Masaoka Costume Design
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