Founders Day

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Founders Day

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2024

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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In this satirical political slasher from the Bloomquist Brothers, a small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election. As accusations fly and the threat of a masked killer darkens every street corner, the residents must race to uncover the truth before fear consumes the town.

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Critics Consensus

Founders Day brings a few clever bits to bear on its '80s-inspired slasher story, but its scattershot tone and an overreliance on horror clichés prevent it from leaving much of an impression.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

01/20/2024

The intended satire [is] feeble, while the relatively straightforward horror aspects register just middling effectiveness in a standard slasher vein.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

01/19/2024

1.5/4

A couple of pedal-to-the-floor melodramatic twists suggest that “Founders Days” might’ve been a bolder or just meaner genre movie, but its toothless satire, like its timid horror drama, sadly doesn’t cut it.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

01/18/2024

1.5/5

The checklist of Eighties slasher cliches here is insufferably long.

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Ian Bunting

Daily Record (UK)

05/21/2024

Founders Day is like Thanksgiving’s quieter, more polite younger brother but takes enough decent stabs at the genre to ensure it’s worth your vote -- for at least one term.

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Tim Miller

Cape Cod Wave Magazine

05/04/2024

1/4

Brothers Erik and Carson Bloomquist ... are trying to blend the conventions of the slasher genre (red herrings, multiple suspects, mutilated teenagers) with campy political satire. ... Founders Day pummels us with the obvious.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

02/05/2024

2.5/5

It's a bit all over the place and struggles to nail a consistent tone, but when it works, it works.

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Alfonso

02/01/2024

didn't like it. the acting wasn't good. plus the making out part..

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Rob

01/28/2024

Horrible movie, cant believe the movie theater would even show this movie. It had so many loud musical scenes and you can tell its all fake, didnt even try to make it look real

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Josh

01/23/2024

Horrible movie can’t believe I wasted my money on this terrible movie acting was god awful

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Google

01/22/2024

never made it. I tried changing the time but due to using my discount code, I could not change or refund ....

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Robert

01/22/2024

Well done. The cast gives great performances - especiallyJayce Bartok.

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jaybrat

01/21/2024

interesting movie. A bit all over the place, but I understood where they were going. I did enjoy it. Gave you the 80s slasher vibe, which I live for! Glad I saw it at the theater. It was fun on a dreary cold afternoon!

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Synopsis

In this satirical political slasher from the Bloomquist Brothers, a small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election. As accusations fly and the threat of a masked killer darkens every street corner, the residents must race to uncover the truth before fear consumes the town.

Director: Erik Bloomquist
Producer: Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist, Adam Weppler
Screenwriter: Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Mainframe Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2024
Runtime: 1h 46m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1