Is Black Christmas scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Christmas easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Black Christmas end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Christmas violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Christmas sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Black Christmas

Name: Black Christmas
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1974
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Marian Waldman

If this picture doesn't make your skin crawl... it's on TOO TIGHT.

Directed by Bob Clark

Produced by August Films, Film Funding Ltd. of Canada

197498 min7.0 / 10

A tense, paranoia-soaked slasher that weaponizes the intimacy of a sorority house and the holiday season to create sustained dread from an unseen, unknowable threat.

As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

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Is Black Christmas scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Black Christmas easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Black Christmas end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Black Christmas violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Black Christmas sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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