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Movie Info

Spoiled kids are placed in Saturday detention at the prestigious Crestview Academy. After one of the kids locks away the teacher, the kids find themselves trapped in school with no way out, wondering who (or what) set them up. Their ranks quickly dwindle as each falls victim to a gruesome accident while trying to escape.

Rating:

R (Nudity|Bloody Violent Content|Language Throughout|Drug and Alcohol Use|Sexual Material)
Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Ben Browder
Producer:

James R. Hallam, Brad Keller, Barry "Bazz" Wernick
Writer:

Barry "Bazz" Wernick, James R. Hallam
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 13, 2017 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 2, 2017
Runtime:

1h 40m
Production Co:

Bad Kids
Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Sean Astin
Headmaster Nash

Gina Gershon
Senator Wilkes

Drake Bell
Ben

Ben Browder
Max

Sammi Hanratty
Siouxsie

Ali Astin
Ethel

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Critic Reviews for Bad Kids of Crestview Academy

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (9)

"It's time to break stereotypes, not reinforce them!" Headmaster Nash says at one point. Alas, not in this movie.

January 12, 2017 | Full Review…

Andy Webster
New York Times
Why does this movie exist and how does it succeed in failing on every level?

January 12, 2017 | Full Review…

Kimber Myers
Los Angeles Times
In the end, Bad Kids of Crestview Academy squanders its mystery on telling a joke it has told several times already, and all tension leaves the film, making it hard to care for the remaining survivors.

January 9, 2020 | Full Review…

Ard Vijn
ScreenAnarchy
Bad Kids Of Crestview Academy is bright, obnoxious, over the top and super silly but it's far from the worst way to spend a couple of hours.

October 7, 2019 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Joey Keogh
Wicked Horror
Bad Kids of Crestview Academy is certainly a film aware of how inherently daft it is, but it's nowhere near good enough to praise, nor does it reach the levels of endearingly bad in the way a legion of cult movies have remained popular.

June 30, 2017 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…

Andrew Marshall
Starburst
Amid all the gory visual gimmicks, it's impossible to sympathize with any of these spoiled brats or their attempts to survive the carnage.

January 13, 2017 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
Despite its lively origins as a graphic novel, the film is hopelessly dull.

January 12, 2017 | Rating: D+ | Full Review…

Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com
The film sorely misses the kinds of cheesy character tics and attributes that make low-budget gems sing with self-awareness, la the best of Roger Corman.

January 11, 2017 | Full Review…

April Wolfe
L.A. Weekly
Ben Browder's follow-up to Bad Kids Go To Hell is less stylized and more generic, even with the same private-school mean streak.

January 10, 2017 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Matt Donato
We Got This Covered
A genuinely ugly and misguided attempt at merging dark comedy with gore.

January 10, 2017 | Full Review…

Edward Douglas
Film Journal International

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Audience Reviews for Bad Kids of Crestview Academy

Jun 27, 2017

However minor the charms of the first Bad Kids movie might have been, its sequel lacks them entirely. It holds on to the unnecessarily convoluted mess of a plot though, so hey, a point for consistency somewhere I guess.

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