I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer

If you're going to bury the truth, make sure it stays buried.

Directed by Jim Gillespie

Produced by Mandalay Entertainment, Neal H. Moritz Productions

1997102 min6.0 / 10

A teen slasher built on paranoia and guilt, where a group of friends must survive the return of their buried crime as a hook-wielding killer hunts them down.

After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.

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  • Is I Know What You Did Last Summer scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is I Know What You Did Last Summer easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is I Know What You Did Last Summer violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Does I Know What You Did Last Summer end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is I Know What You Did Last Summer sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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