Is The New Kids violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The New Kids scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The New Kids easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The New Kids end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The New Kids

Name: The New Kids
Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror
Released: 1985
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Lori Loughlin, Jean De Baer, James Spader, Paige Price, John Philbin

The kids learned three things about southern hospitality, blood, sweat and terror.

Directed by Sean S. Cunningham

Produced by Fogbound Inc., Columbia Pictures

198590 min6.4 / 10

A dark, violent 1980s exploitation thriller about siblings confronting a brutal local gang in a small town, driven by visceral threat and graphic brutality rather than psychological depth.

A brother and his young sister come to a small town to find out a local gang terrorizes the population.

Clusters

Trapped by a Predator Relentless Stalker Movies Death Penalty Films Leisure and Entertainment Venues Live Performance & Concerts

Genres

Drama Crime Horror

Keywords

High School Street Gang Bullying Bully Decapitation Redneck Gang Attempted Rape Amusement Park School Dance

Questions people ask

Is The New Kids violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The New Kids scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The New Kids easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The New Kids end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The New Kids sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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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