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Summary
Five archetypal teens serving detention find themselves in a life or death situation.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 27GoodWatch 31
IMDb3.4
Audience score19%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −10 min on the typical 95
typical 9585Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
Released
2017
January 23, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
HorrorComedyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 3
- Blair Hayes Director
- Ted Campbell First Assistant Director
- Kevin Huie Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Casie Tabanou Writer
- Alison Spuck McNeeley Writer
Production · 5
- Fernando Szew Executive Producer
- Kristofer McNeeley Executive Producer
- Hannah Pillemer Executive Producer
- Valentina Bove Producer
- Mandy Sherman Casting
Camera · 4
- Kristoffer Carrillo Director of Photography
- Sean Delahunt Grip
- Dimitri Christoforidis Grip
- Joel Sutherland Grip
Editing · 1
- Travis Graalman Editor
Sound · 10
- Matthew Puckett Music
- Paige Miltenberger Utility Sound
- Kelly Vandever Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Lorita de la Cerna Foley Editor, Foley Artist
- Alexander Jongbloed Foley Editor
- Zsolt Magyar Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Alessandro Marvelli Production Design
- Ryan Henneman Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Ross Williams Key Hair Stylist
- Nra Kudelka Wardrobe Designer
- Yusuke Tateishi Makeup Department Head
- Taschi Lynell Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 4
- Dustin Solomon Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jami Solomon Visual Effects Producer
- Nick Siebold Visual Effects
- Janna Daniel Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 1
- Harrison Hudson Gaffer
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