Happy Death Day- Kids’ Movie Review

Teresa “Tree” Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) is a college student who enjoys her lifestyle as a cute sorority girl. However, Tree’s life dramatically changes on her birthday. She wakes up hungover and in the bed of a student named Carter, whom she had just met the night before. When Tree leaves Carter’s dorm she gets a creepy feeling as she’s walking through campus towards the Kappa House. It ends up that Tree is stuck in a time loop where she suffers a violent death over and over again. Frightened and scared, Tree realizes she must relive the day over again until she discovers who murdered her.

Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: January 16, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: Moderate

It’s mentioned that a college student is having an affair with a married teacher.
We see couples kissing.
Sex between college students is discussed, but nothing is shown.
A character prepares to masturbate to porn. We briefly see two men kissing passionately on computer screen.
A character walks naked through campus, we see her bare back.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

We see stabbing with knives and broken bottles.
We see Tree brutally killed multiple times.
Characters are hit with baseball bats, a crowbar, and a pipe.
There’s punching and hitting.
A character falls through a window from a high building. We see the blood spattered on the ground.
A car drives over someone, we see the dead body.
A police car blows up with someone in the back seat.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

We hear the f-word once. We also hear “sh-t,” “b–ch,” “a–,” “a–hole,” “d–n,” “b–ch,” and “h–l” throughout the film.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

A main character wakes up hungover and discusses her drunken antics from the previous night.
We see college students drinking at a party.
A college guy has a bong.

Will Teens Like It? Yes