Bodies Bodies Bodies

"This is not a safe space."

2022 1h 34m EN

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6.1

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85%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 1,556🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 92,171

ComedyMysteryHorror

Synopsis

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In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.

“This is not a safe space.”

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Cast

Amandla Stenberg
Sophie
Maria Bakalova
Bee
Myha'la
Jordan
Rachel Sennott
Alice
Chase Sui Wonders
Emma
Pete Davidson
David
Lee Pace
Greg
Conner O'Malley
Max

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Halina Reijn
Writers: Sarah DeLappe, Kristen Roupenian
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Halina Reijn, shot by Jasper Wolf. 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 Richard Vreeland. 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 Julia Bloch 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

CAST

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Amandla Stenberg and Maria Bakalova and Myha'la carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This is not a safe space.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Halina Reijn directs. Jasper Wolf behind the camera. Richard Vreeland scores. Julia Bloch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. 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

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
3Released 4 years ago.
4Directed by Halina Reijn, shot by Jasper Wolf. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Richard Vreeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Julia Bloch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Amandla Stenberg and Maria Bakalova and Myha'la carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "This is not a safe space.".
9IMDB entry: tt8110652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 23 themes, including "infidelity", "love triangle", "sword", "gun".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jasper Wolf
Original score: Richard Vreeland
Editing: Julia Bloch
Production design: April Lasky
Costume design: Katina Danabassis
Makeup / hair: Lani Barry
VFX supervisor: Craig Crawford
Sound: Luciano Vignola
Stunt coordinator: Drew Leary
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $13,929,670
Return: 464% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 69/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 92,171 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 16 nominations total

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What people are saying

Nathan2022-08-22
★ 6/10
I can't say I am a bit disappointed about this film, I can't really say that there was one thing in particular that I did not enjoy, it just didn't work for me as much as I would have liked. The plot line was fairly predictable, even with the twists and turns. Characters consistently make stupid decisions for plot's sake, even though that is the M.O. for slasher films, I expected a bit more from A24. The slasher elements were barely present, even though I knew that coming in, the marketing still makes this look like a different movie altogether. The comedy was lackluster, I understand it was suppose to be dry social commentary based humor, but I did not really find it funny one bit. Even with all my critiques, I still found this movie somewhat enjoyable. Score: 65% Verdict: Decent Theater Verdict: Stream It
tmdb625835832022-09-12
I love going to the theater! Surprisingly atmospheric and immersive, I loved how it's shot/edited. Clever script and a fun cast too! Rachel Sennott is amazing here. Charli XCX credits are the cherry on top. Probably the most "gen z" movie I've ever seen.
CinemaSerf2022-09-13
★ 6/10
So a group of fairly unlikeable, spoiled, rich kids gather at the home of one of their number ahead of an impending hurricane. As conditions turn particularly nasty outside (think "Devil Wears Prada"), they decide to play an hybrid game of "Cleudo" meets "Ten Little Indians" that involves someone being given a piece of paper with a cross on it. That person has to "kill" one of their entirely deserving friends. Thereafter, they all reconvene to deduce who the killer is and if they get it wrong, then off they go again... Things take a turn for the worst when, infused with cocaine and booze, they start to fall out and their host "David" (the panda-impersonator Pete Davidson) strops off, the power goes down and next thing he is found quite literally bouncing off the patio doors with his throat slit. Whodunit? What now ensues is a messy, expletive-ridden character study of half a dozen women who are all too readily suspicious of each other. Two of them are lovers, with a third on the periphery of that very new relationship and another has brought her rather curious boyfriend along. The seeds are sown for a sea of discord right from the get-go. At times, the dialogue is really quite good fun, delivering quite an abrasively effective analysis of these fairly stupid and odious youngsters and playing well on their vacuousness and mistrust. All to often, though, the language becomes almost puerile. A good old dose of Anglo-Saxon can work, but when repeated as often as it is here, it loses any real potency. Indeed here, it borders on the hysterical - but not in an any way menacing manner. The acting, well that's another story. It's terrible. Quite simply, nobody here ought to worry about being troubled by any juries during awards season. That's a shame, because just a little more discerning effort on the casting front could really have lifted this, especially as the ending is really quite amusing. At times the production design offers us quite a claustrophobic environment, helped along nicely by the prevailing weather conditions - but sadly, that can't excuse the mediocrity of the talent delivering here, and I left the cinema unimpressed.