Killing Mr. Griffin

Killing Mr. Griffin

He worked his students to death. Some of them are about to return the favor.

Directed by Jack Bender

Produced by Hyperion Pictures, Bonnie Raskin Productions

199789 min4.8 / 10

A tense teen thriller about a prank gone fatally wrong, where a group of students must navigate guilt, paranoia, and the cover-up of an accidental death.

After being humiliated in English class by his teacher Mr. Griffin, High School student Mark Kinney and his friends plot their revenge. The prank goes wrong when Mr. Griffin dies from heart failure. Now, Mark and his friends must cover their tracks before they are accused of murder.

Questions people ask

  • Does Killing Mr. Griffin end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Killing Mr. Griffin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Killing Mr. Griffin sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Killing Mr. Griffin violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Killing Mr. Griffin scary? 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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