Halloween Kills

"Evil dies tonight."

2021 1h 45m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 3,011

Horror

Synopsis

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Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her granddaughter Allyson, and all of Haddonfield to rise up against the unstoppable monster.

“Evil dies tonight.”

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Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis
Laurie Strode
Judy Greer
Karen
Andi Matichak
Allyson
James Jude Courtney
The Shape
Nick Castle
The Shape
Airon Armstrong
The Shape (1978)
Will Patton
Officer Hawkins
Thomas Mann
Young Hawkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Scott Teems
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Halloween Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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257+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Gordon Green, shot by Michael Simmonds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer and Andi Matichak carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Gordon Green directs. Michael Simmonds behind the camera. John Carpenter scores. Timothy Alverson cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Part of the "Halloween Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4257+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by David Gordon Green, shot by Michael Simmonds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Carpenter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Timothy Alverson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer and Andi Matichak carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Evil dies tonight.".
10IMDB entry: tt10665338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "halloween", "sequel", "murder", "vigilante".
12Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Simmonds
Original score: John Carpenter
Editing: Timothy Alverson
Production design: Richard A. Wright
Costume design: Emily Gunshor
Makeup / hair: Christopher Allen Nelson
VFX supervisor: Simon Maddison
Sound: Paul Urmson
Stunt coordinator: Airon Armstrong
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $133,423,964
Return: 667% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Halloween Kills (2021)

Part of

Halloween Collection

Halloween is a horror film series that consists of slasher films focused on the fictional character of Michael Myers. Michael's killings occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all of the films primarily take place. Originally intended to be an anthology franchise, the only film that doesn't feature Michael or any of the characters from previous films is Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982). However, audiences were unhappy with Michael's disappearance, and he was eventually brought back for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988).

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JPV8522021-10-15
★ 4/10
Given I wasn't a big fan of Halloween 2018, the bar on Halloween Kills was rather low and... pretty much met it. While some of the deaths were pretty gruesome, the rest was kind of bland and character decisions as dumb as others. Like the initial sequel, Halloween II, Jamie Lee Curtis spends the bulk of her time in the hospital. There was also a scene early on when Michael fights a bunch of firefighters just came off as silly looking, maybe because I'm so used to seeing him butcher people one by one, the shot, beyond being clumsily choreographed, showed him taking on 5-6 people; just looked strange. I don't know, there's not a whole lot to this sequel and like Halloween '18, not sure I look forward to revisiting. 2.0/5
raf qpsk2021-10-24
★ 1/10
What would happen if a bunch of Trump followers would try to kill Michael Myers? Watch this movie and find out the hard way or take a good nap.
Nathan2022-06-30
★ 4/10
When Halloween (2018) hit the screen, it was a breath of fresh air to the franchise bringing more gore while still maintaining the roots of suspense. This movie does away with the later, making Michael and killing machine in some scenes. Add that with the unnecessary social commentary, forced return of former castmates, and unlikeable characters that make your root for Michael. I was waiting for this movie to end, bad sign. Verdict: Poor