Graduation Day

Graduation Day

The Class of ‘81 is running out of time!

Directed by Herb Freed

Produced by Troma Entertainment

198196 min5.2 / 10

A 1980s slasher film that uses a high school setting and masked killer to generate paranoia and body-count suspense among a group of teenagers and faculty.

After the death of a high school track star during a race, a mysterious killer in a fencing mask begins murdering her friends and teachers.

Questions people ask

  • Is Graduation Day scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Graduation Day easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Graduation Day end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Graduation Day violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Graduation Day 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.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Graduation Day

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Graduation Day

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Graduation Day, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Graduation Day, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Graduation Day, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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