I Know What You Did Last Summer

"You get the ending you deserve."

2025 1h 51m EN

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★5.6TMDB · 894●42Metacritic★5.1IMDB · 39,554

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Synopsis

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When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.

“You get the ending you deserve.”

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Cast

Chase Sui Wonders
Ava Brucks
Madelyn Cline
Danica Richards
Jonah Hauer-King
Milo Griffin
Tyriq Withers
Teddy Spencer
Sarah Pidgeon
Stevie Ward
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Julie James
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Ray Bronson
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Helen Shivers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Writers: Sam Lansky, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Leah McKendrick
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "I Know What You Did Last Summer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, shot by Elisha Christian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chanda Dancy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Saira Haider shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

AWARDS

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Chase Sui Wonders and Madelyn Cline and Jonah Hauer-King carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You get the ending you deserve.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson directs. Elisha Christian behind the camera. Chanda Dancy scores. Saira Haider cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
2Released last year.
3Part of the "I Know What You Did Last Summer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, shot by Elisha Christian. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chanda Dancy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Saira Haider shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Chase Sui Wonders and Madelyn Cline and Jonah Hauer-King carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You get the ending you deserve.".
9IMDB entry: tt4045450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 23 themes, including "fisherman", "harpoon", "sequel", "revenge".

The technical file

Cinematography: Elisha Christian
Original score: Chanda Dancy
Editing: Saira Haider
Production design: Courtney Andujar
Costume design: Mari-An Ceo
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Lamphee
VFX supervisor: Colin Strause
Sound: Ando Johnson
Stunt coordinator: Chris Anderson
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $64,808,120
Return: 360% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Metacritic: 42/100
IMDB rating: 5.1/10 · 39,554 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

I Know What You Did Last Summer Collection

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr., with Anne Heche and Bridgette Wilson appearing in supporting roles. It centers on four friends who are being stalked by a killer, one year after covering up a car accident in which they were involved. The film was directed by Jim Gillespie, from a screenplay written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream. The film was followed by three sequels, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), the straight-to-DVD release I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006), and the legacy sequel also titled I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).

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JPV8522025-07-18
★ 4/10
A third rate slasher franchise trying to be first rate. The best I can say is it is better than I Still Know, which is a very low bar for sure. This one did nothing for me, not one time was I in suspense and more often I was kind of bored. I didn't mind the twist as I couldn't care less about any of these characters, new or the two legacy returners in it to cash that paycheck, which I can't totally blame them tbh. Now, I will say I do have a crush on Chase Sui Wonders... 2.0/5
Manuel São Bento2025-07-20
★ 2/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-movie-review-a-hollow-scream-into-the-void/ "I Know What You Did Last Summer is a glossy, shallow reboot that mistakes recognition for resonance, failing to revitalize the franchise in any meaningful way. Despite a few solid performances and flashes of potential, the film never finds its footing as horror, legacy sequel, or even as a character-driven drama. It's not thrilling, it's not moving, and it's certainly not memorable. The only thing I know for sure is that I'll never revisit this summer." Rating: D-
CinemaSerf2025-08-02
★ 5/10
Why? This is terrible. A group of spoilt youths congregate together to celebrate the nuptials of “Danica” (Madelyn Cline) with beefcake daddy’s boy “Teddy” (Tyriq Withers). They’ve had a few drinks and set off down the road to watch some fireworks; there is a raid accident; papa hushes everything up; one year on… The wedding plans have gone the way of the dodo. He has taken to his boat and the bottle. She has concluded that her erstwhile beau is a bit of a drip, and not being the let the grass grow type of woman, has now got engaged to someone else. With all now reassembled to give her gold, frankincense and myrrh, some old skinflint just gives her a card. Has it cash, plastic surgery vouchers, the script for the extended director’s cut? Nope. It’s a card - and it’s message is so foreboding as to cause them to fetch poor old “Teddy” from his stupor and relive the atrocities that visited their town of Southport in 1997. Luckily, veterans of that crime spree “Ray” (Freddie Prinze Jr) and “Julie” (Jennifer Love Hewitt) are still local and maybe they can help put. Well fairly swiftly, but by no means quickly enough, the body count starts to mount up. Unlike the rest of us, these folks are being hooked. Who is doing all of this and why? Maybe it was just sheer luck, but I guessed who was doing what to whom very early on, and I don’t think anyone would find that difficult. Thereafter it’s really quite a poor attempt at a slasher that is completely devoid of any sense of menace. As with many of the recent attempts to revitalise this genre, the characters are unlikeable and deserving of everything they get. Moreover, the scenarios are just plain silly. Just ask poor old “Milo” (Jonah Hauer-King) who goes wandering about outside (without even his shoes) whilst his lifelong buddies are dropping like flies. Almost all of the threat comes from it’s over-scoring and the only screaming going on is that which says “straight to video”. Very disappointing, sorry.