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Hell of a Summer

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Hell of a Summer

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Released Apr 4

1h 28m

Horror

Comedy

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Hell of a Summer follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg (Fred Hechinger), who arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn't know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.

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Hell of a Summer shows some promising ingenuity from its young directorial duo, but its lack of tonal cohesion also indicates some room for improvement.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

“Hell of a Summer” made me laugh and kept me thoroughly engaged. It’s no classic, but it’s still oddly charming and fun, and points to good things ahead for filmmakers Bryk and Wolfhard.

Rated: 3/4

May 2, 2025

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

"Hell of a Summer" is a clever tribute to summer camp movies.

Rated: B-

Apr 7, 2025

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Bryk and Wolfhard may like these kids too much to let them die or be imperiled in memorable ways, but they don’t like them enough to develop their personalities beyond tic-y, schticky gags.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 4, 2025

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Nadine Whitney

The Curb

Hell of a Summer is a trifle – neither a disaster nor a breakthrough movie. It is refreshing that it doesn’t annoyingly wink at the audience because it would’ve been unbearable if it had.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 8, 2025

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Luke Gorham

In Review Online

Though it remains an entirely empty-headed affair at the end of the day, there’s some fun to be had with the absurdist idiosyncrasy

May 3, 2025

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

The picture is actually closer in tone to “Meatballs,” which isn’t a welcome development for a genre production.

Rated: C

Apr 22, 2025

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Stoze

It's pretty funny here and there. Had fun, but there definitely could've been more. Characters are great, but the movie is pretty bare bones.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Nancy

It was not the worst movie, but I would not pay to see it again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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CJ

Worst slasher movie i’ve seen and love slasher movies.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Darius

Definitely falsely advertised… a summer camp slasher that delivers none of what makes summer camp slashers so good in the first place.. also there was a light amount of gore, and I remember the trailer saying it was a gore fest

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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lissy

ryan gosling mention !!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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Chanin

Fun, modern twist on the classic camp counselor VS. slasher trope! Had some good kills along with quirky humor. Definitely will be appreciated the most by a younger crowd.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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Synopsis

Hell of a Summer follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg (Fred Hechinger), who arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn't know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.

Director: Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard
Producer: Billy Bryk, Michael Costigan, Fred Hechinger, Jay Van Hoy, Finn Wolfhard
Screenwriter: Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: 30WEST
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|Horror Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.5K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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