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Better than the 2006 remake yet not as sharp as the original, this Black Christmas stabs at timely feminist themes but mostly hits on familiar pulp. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays as students travel home to spend time with their families. But as Riley and her sorority sisters prepare to deck the halls with seasonal parties, a mysterious cloaked figure starts to leave a bloody trail throughout the campus. Refusing to become hapless victims, Riley and her friends decide to band together and fight back against the psychotic Christmas killer.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Violence|Language|Drinking|Thematic Content|Sexual Assault|Sexual Material|Terror)
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller, horror, other
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Sophia Takal
  • Producer:
    Jason Blum, Ben Cosgrove, Adam Hendricks, Brigitte Berman
  • Writer:
    Sophia Takal, April Wolfe
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $10.4M
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  • Production Co:
    Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures, Divide/Conquer
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Imogen Poots
Riley
Aleyse Shannon
Kris
Lily Donoghue
Marty
Brittany O'Grady
Jesse
Caleb Eberhardt
Landon
Cary Elwes
Professor Gelson
Simon Mead
Nate
Madeleine Adams
Helena
Nathalie Morris
Fran
Ben Black
Phil McIllaney
Sophia Takal
Director
Sophia Takal
Screenwriter
April Wolfe
Screenwriter
Jason Blum
Producer
Ben Cosgrove
Producer
Adam Hendricks
Producer
Brigitte Berman
Producer
Couper Samuelson
Executive Producer
Jeanette Volturno
Executive Producer
Greg Gilreath
Executive Producer
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