Night School

Night School

A lesson in terror.

Directed by Ken Hughes

Produced by Resource Films, Fiducial Resource Industrial

198188 min5.7 / 10

A grim 1980s slasher built on graphic violence and investigative suspense, with a masked killer stalking college women in Boston.

A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds, committed by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Night School violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Night School scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Night School easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Night School end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Night School 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.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Night School

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Night School

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Night School, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Night School, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Night School, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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