Prom Night (2008) poster

2008 · horror · drama · mystery

Prom Night

Directed by Nelson McCormick1h 29m2008

Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

Our read: Prom Night (2008) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded horror · drama · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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Cast

Brittany Snow Scott Porter Jessica Stroup Dana Davis Collins Pennie

Movie DNA

Sombre, kinetic, measured horror / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb4.039kRT9%Metacritic17

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intense
cold

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The Good Guyadjacent Bandslamnew register

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Homecomingsame tone The Hills Have Eyes 2adjacent

DNA · twelve axes

How Prom Night feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy

PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic

IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme

WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal

HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive

StakesIntimate ↔ Epic

HumourNone ↔ Broad

RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical

DensitySparse ↔ Twisty

WarmthCold ↔ Tender

AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature

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What watching it is actually like.

“You want a glossy PG-13 slasher remake for easy late-night teen-stalker tension.”

ends unsettlingyou’ll be fine aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 12attention 2/5breezes by

Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Heads-upgraphic violencejump scaresnudity

Skip it tonight — Skip if stalker violence, shower nudity, or dumb scares will irritate you.

If Prom Night is your film

Self-aware teen slasher with prom-night dread and masked stalking

(unless meta humor feels too clever)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Past sins haunt present, glossy cast, and hook-handed pursuit

(unless nineties cheese repels you)

Valentine (2001)

Holiday-set teen stalker with glossy cast and red-herring suspects

(unless holiday gimmick feels forced)

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