Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

Six of the most bizarre murders you will ever see.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

Produced by Famous Players, Canadian Film Development Corporation

1981110 min6.0 / 10

A 1980s slasher mystery built on paranoia and body horror, where a traumatized protagonist's blackouts make her a suspect in a series of gruesome murders among her elite peer group.

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.

Questions people ask

  • Is Happy Birthday to Me scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Happy Birthday to Me violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Happy Birthday to Me easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Happy Birthday to Me end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Happy Birthday to Me 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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