Director Joseph Kahn's relentlessly kinetic style gives Detention a rebellious kick, but the overload of ideas keeps this genre mashup from ever cohering into a satisfying whole.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Joseph Kahn -
Producer -
Mary Ann Tanedo , Richard Weager -
Screenwriter -
Joseph Kahn , Mark Palermo -
Distributor -
Samuel Goldwyn Company -
Production Co -
Detention Films -
Rating -
R (Crude and Sexual Content|Bloody Violence|Some Teen Drinking|Drug Use|Language|Nudity) -
Genre -
Horror , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 13, 2012, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 31, 2012 -
Runtime -
1h 29m