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Happy Death Day

Play trailer 1:00 Poster for Happy Death Day PG-13 Released Oct 13, 2017 1h 36m Horror Mystery & Thriller Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tree Gelbman is a blissfully self-centered collegian who wakes up on her birthday in the bed of a student named Carter. As the morning goes on, Tree gets the eerie feeling that she's experienced the events of this day before. When a masked killer suddenly takes her life in a brutal attack, she once again magically wakes up in Carter's dorm room unharmed. Now, the frightened young woman must relive the same day over and over until she figures out who murdered her.
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Happy Death Day puts a darkly humorous sci-fi spin on slasher conventions, with added edge courtesy of a starmaking performance from Jessica Rothe.

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kay c A different twist on your normal slasher movies. Im a chessy horror fanatic and this one I cant get enough of. Glad it is on the big screen again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/18/22 Full Review Sean D One of my favorites. Loved the genre-blending here between rom-com, comedy, and horror. Great chemistry between the leads as well. A very solid plot-line and whodunit! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/25 Full Review Paul D Loved this! Jessica Rothe was perfect in the role, and the supporting actors were great too. The plot was very clever and very suspenseful. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/25 Full Review John C 'Happy Death Day' is one of those movies that doesn't try to hide where it's taken its inspiration from - in this case 'Groundhog Day,' which it finally admits near the end, so there’s no mistaking where the “repeat the same day again and again” set-up comes from. But instead of just being a lazy copy, it takes that formula and mashes it together with a slasher storyline—and it works way better than it probably should. At first, the main character is pretty unlikable. She’s self-absorbed, snarky and the kind of horror protagonist you actually may even want to end up on the wrong end of a serial killer's knife. But soon you realise that that’s part of the fun, because as she relives her death day over and over, she actually starts to change. Watching her growth gives the story more charm than most slashers ever bother with and by the end, you find yourself rooting for her. It’s not groundbreaking, but there's definitely enough dark comedy mixed in with the slasher element to make it a fresh spin that makes it stand out from the recent flood of horror flicks. Add in some genuinely fun moments (courtesy of the lead actress - who makes her performance stand out from the majority of 'scream queens!') and a surprisingly heartfelt arc and you’ve got a film that’s definitely a cut above. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Crude Sexual Content, Partial Nudity, Some Drug Material and Violence/Terror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $55,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review John W It was thrilling and unpredictable. It really surprised me, and you don’t know who the killer is until the end. An amazing film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tree Gelbman is a blissfully self-centered collegian who wakes up on her birthday in the bed of a student named Carter. As the morning goes on, Tree gets the eerie feeling that she's experienced the events of this day before. When a masked killer suddenly takes her life in a brutal attack, she once again magically wakes up in Carter's dorm room unharmed. Now, the frightened young woman must relive the same day over and over until she figures out who murdered her.
Director
Christopher Landon
Producer
Jason Blum
Screenwriter
Scott Lobdell
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Digital Riot Media, Blumhouse Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Crude Sexual Content|Partial Nudity|Some Drug Material|Violence/Terror)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.7M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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