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Film · 2019

Black Christmas

Directed by Sophia Takal · starring Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue and Brittany O'Grady

  • 1 h 32 min
  • 15
  • Horror · Mystery · Thriller
  • USANew Zealand
  • Released in the UK 12 December 2019
  • 4.7 AverageMovieNCo
  • 4.5 Users12 votes
  • 4.9 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

'Black Christmas' is the remake of the 1974 classic terror film directed by Bob Clark.

Hawthorne University is about closing its doors for the Christmas Holidays and Riley Stone ('Green Room') and her sorority sisters from Mu Kappa Epsilon sisterhood, the athlete Marty (Lily Donoghue, 'Jane The Virgin'), the rebel Kris (Aleyse Shannon, 'Charmed') and the pleasure-seeking Jesse (Brittany O'Grady, 'Star'), are going to prepare a Christmas party to celebrate the end of the semester. In the midst of the festive celebrations, Helena, a friend of the girls, decides to leave the party alone. Though some of the girls think that this is a terrible plan, others are convinced that it's an overreaction. The latter group is proven wrong when a masked murderer crosses Helena's path and starts to kill every Mu Kappa sister one by one. As the number of victims continues to grow, Riley and her friends start to doubt if they can trust any man, even Nate (Simon Mead 'Same but Different: A true New Zealand Love Story'), Marty's boyfriend, andLandon (Caleb Eberhardt), Riley's boyfriend. They also become suspicious of their beloved admired classic literature professor, Gelson (Cary Elwes), as it starts to seems as though this series of murders is intertwined with the traditions of the old university.

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The essentials

Runtime
92 min1 hour and 32 minutes
Budget
$5mUniversal Pictures
Box office
$18.5m3.7 times its budget
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Black Christmas?
1 hour and 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was Black Christmas released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 12 December 2019.
Who directed Black Christmas?
Sophia Takal.
Who is in Black Christmas?
It stars Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady and Cary Elwes.
Where can I watch Black Christmas?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Now and to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Black Christmas make?
It took $18.5 million worldwide. It cost $5 million.
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Cast

Full cast (11)
Director
Sophia Takal
Writers
Sophia Takal
Music
Will Blair
Producers
Jason Blum

Photos and posters

All 15 photos

Reviews

All 6 reviews
4.5 12 votes
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What the critics say average 4.9 from 5 outlets

  • 7.0 VarietyOwen Gleiberman It is actually rooted in something relevant and interesting (...) the result is an innovative if at times crudely diverting. Read
  • 6.7 IndiewireJude Dry Though entertaining and slickly made, some things can never compare to the original. Read
  • 2.0 The GuardianBenjamin Lee It?s an unwieldy and messy thing, drearily directed and boringly written, taking its agenda seriously yet not providing a robust enough framework to surround it. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $5m
  • Worldwide $18.5m
  • US $10.4m
  • UK £475,617

Soundtrack

All 17 songs
  1. Christmas to New YearsThe Larks Spotify
  2. Black ChristmasRose Graham Spotify
  3. Jingle BellsBing Crosby, Gary Crosby Spotify
  4. Christmas TimeThe Debonaires Spotify

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Remake

    The film is the second remake of the original 1974 film directed by Bob Clark.

  • Trailer or just spoilers?

    Blumhouse has received a ton of backlash after the first trailer released for the film because of the extreme amount of spoilers filled w/in it.

  • PG-13

    Initially conceived as an R-rated remake, the film was re-edited to PG-13 after test screenings

  • The only one that is not for adults

    The first Black Christmas film to be rated PG-13. Both the 1974 original and 2006 remake were R-rated.

  • Without Bob Clark

    This will be the first "Black Christmas" film in which Bob Clark was not involved in the production process, as Clark had died in 2007. Bob Clark had produced and directed the original Navidades negras (1974), and had been an executive producer on the remake of Negra Navidad (2006)

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