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Bad Kids Go to Hell

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44% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
On a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin meeting horrible fates as they serve out detentions.
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Joe Leydon Variety 12/17/2012
A slickly produced and brazenly clever piece of work that could attract a cult by sheer dint of its ingenious nastiness and self-aware snark. Go to Full Review
Tim Grierson Screen International 12/07/2012
This mixture of thriller, horror and satire flaunts a smart-ass tone that proves deadening. As the body count starts rising, viewer interest quickly begins dropping. Go to Full Review
Leah Churner Austin Chronicle 12/07/2012
1/5
The real mystery of BKGTH isn't who's doing the killing, but where the passion went in this independently produced screenplay-turned-comic-book-turned-movie. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International 12/14/2012
A cute cast enlivens this body-count picture set in a snooty high school, but once you get past the formulaic clichs, there's nothing there but more clichs. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 12/10/2012
It's an edgy dark comedy with a few clever touches, but the film ... becomes a jumbled mess that lacks both sympathetic characters and suspense. Go to Full Review
Charles Ealy Austin American-Statesman 12/07/2012
3/5
The movie suffers from several implausibilities, and as you can probably tell, it isn't high art. But horror movies usually tap into our secret fears and desires, and Bad Kids Go to Hell does so quite well. Go to Full Review
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Mark M Sep 6 Not a real horror but great spin on the Breakfast Club theme. See more LINGDADA 04/11/2023 Absolutely appalling movie! The casting agent should have their job terminated! The acting (I use the term 'acting' as in a school play by twelve year olds) for every role was dire! The script and pace was painfully dreary and the obscene underusing of the great Ben Browder (from the superb 'Farscape') was criminal ! Yes it really was a horror movie!!! See more 08/26/2021 The whole movie just doesn't make sense. See more 02/03/2021 Decent watch, could watch again, but can't really recommend. I'll openly admit that they way I remember this movie is the lovely Amanda Alch has a(n unnecessary) striptease scene, so take that as you will: it might only be suitable for a Bad Movie Night. This really is "Breakfast Club" as a survival horror. The idea that the library is cursed and trying to kill them is interesting on its own, mixed with a conspiracy cover up is good, but there is a third element that almost pushes it too far. That they're all uber rich snots actually takes it too far for me, now that I think of it. The cast is actually pretty good, but the lines and writing are so extra ridiculous that the movie is definitely hard to take seriously at points. Ultimately the movie is a lot of chaotic fun with a last man standing vibe (spoiled by the introductory scene) even before it becomes apparent, intro aside. It's a dumb movie, but it's a fun movie, whether or not you're turning your brain off for the night. See more euler n 10/23/2020 Not funny, not scary, not interesting, bad homage to the eighties. I mean, the teenage 80s movies were supposed to be fun. This is just a pointless and sad movie, that tries to get audience because of sensationalism and weak gore. See more steve d 06/14/2020 An effective slasher with some strong humor Bad kids is a lot of fun. I didn't like the ending but the sequel helped fix that. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis On a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin meeting horrible fates as they serve out detentions.
Director
Matthew Spradlin
Producer
Brad Keller, Barry Wernick
Screenwriter
Matthew Spradlin, Barry Wernick
Production Co
Bad Kids, Spiderwood Studios
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 7, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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