Summary
A teen seductress pulls three other privileged Malibu kids into her devious scheme, and unforeseen consequences force the group to face their own fears and mortality.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 22GoodWatch 19
IMDb3.4
Audience score9%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for thrillers, −5 min on the typical 104
typical 10499Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
2014
January 31, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Marco Weber Director, Writer
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