Happy Birthday to Me fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Happy Birthday to Me is terrifying, tense, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Happy Birthday to Me is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 39/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, and Metacritic 24). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and sexual content.
1 h 50 min
Happy Birthday to Me runs 1 h 50 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Happy Birthday to Me higher (49) than critics (27). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $11 million worldwide, 3.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada.
+24GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Happy Birthday to Me in 38 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for Happy Birthday to Me, including Twist Ending, George Lucas Altered Version, Enter Stage Window.
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