Thriller

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Thriller

Released Apr 12, 2019

1h 26m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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40%

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25 Reviews

14%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Years after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong, some South Central Los Angeles teens find themselves terrorized during homecoming weekend by a killer who is hellbent on revenge.

Critics Consensus

Thriller has an appealing cast and a fresh perspective on its genre, but those elements aren't enough to outweigh a bland and predictable story.

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Atavia Reed

Chicago Reader

Jackson's, um, thrilling story often falls into the usual plot holes of classic horror tales... but the scare factor is often limited by the improbability of certain scenarios.

Mar 10, 2020

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Jason Bailey

New York Times

A haphazard assemblage of recycled parts from other, better horror movies.

Apr 25, 2019

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Thriller attempts to bring a new perspective to a tried and true horror sub-genre, but it ultimately feels as generic as its title. Those who are familiar with Prom Night will pick out the killer's identity straight away, and the plot beats drag.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 15, 2019

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Mark H. Harris

Black Horror Movies

Like his writing, Jackson's direction is sterile, delivering tame, slasher-lite kills and matter-of-fact "thrills" with the aesthetic of an after-school special.

Rated: 2.2/5

Sep 17, 2019

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Scott Weinberg

Thrillist

It's nothing we haven't seen before, plot-wise, but there are enough interesting performances and plot contortions to keep things interesting until the late-arriving mayhem hits the screen.

Jun 14, 2019

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Jeremy Aspinall

Radio Times

A worthy stab at the slasher genre, then, but with old-school slayers like Halloween's Michael Myers and Child's Play devil-doll Chucky still enjoying regular makeovers, the bogeyman bar remains too high for this underpowered effort.

Rated: 2/5

May 17, 2019

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Audience Member

Movie was pretty terrible, it was very predictable and the plot was generic. Also they made the killer run very weird and the ending where the girl gets thrown off the roof and survives by magically grabbing a pipe is some bs.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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jacob c

Dull mess of events. A docile slasher. The acting was not totally deplorable, but coming from big studios that are well established, it was disappointing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Awful acting, awful plot and terrible music

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

This movie is not worth the time. There are better movies out there

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

One of thee worst movies since Taking Lives.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/01/20

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steve d

Sort of like a remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer, but even more predictable and made on the cheap. Often more funny than scary.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

Years after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong, some South Central Los Angeles teens find themselves terrorized during homecoming weekend by a killer who is hellbent on revenge.

Director: Dallas Jackson
Producer: Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks, Dallas Jackson, John H. Lang
Screenwriter: Dallas Jackson, Ken Rance, Gary Hardwick
Production Co: Divide / Conquer, Blumhouse Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2019
Runtime: 1h 26m