Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- campy
- creepy
- halloween movie night
- teen movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining and charismatic while viewing its genre blending and formula as uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tree repeatedly relives her birthday, dying in different ways while searching for her killer.
The film combines masked-killer suspense with campus humor, romantic comedy, and playful repeated-death scenarios.
Tree’s repeated deaths and encounters with Carter push her to reconsider how she treats people and who she wants to become.
Tree’s birthday loop unfolds around college dorms, students, acquaintances, and campus relationships.
Films like Happy Death Day, and why
Groundhog Day
shares a time-loop premise, comic tone, and personal transformation through repeated days
Scream
shares slasher conventions, campus setting, masked-killer mystery, and self-aware humor
Freaky
shares teen-centered horror comedy, murder investigation, and playful genre hybridity
Movie Details
- Director
- Christopher Landon
- Release Date
- 2017-10-12
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (6714)
Cast
- Jessica Rothe
- Israel Broussard
- Charles Aitken
- Ruby Modine
- Blaine Kern III
- Rachel Matthews
- Billy Slaughter
- Caleb Spillyards
- Jimmy Gonzales
- Jason Bayle
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Happy Death Day about?
- A vain college student trapped in her own murder-day loop must outwit a masked killer while becoming someone capable of surviving.
- What is Happy Death Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Happy Death Day as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Happy Death Day violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Happy Death Day as moderate.
- What did critics think of Happy Death Day?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining and charismatic while viewing its genre blending and formula as uneven.
- Which films are like Happy Death Day?
- Films with a similar feel include Groundhog Day, Scream, and Freaky.
- How long is Happy Death Day?
- Happy Death Day runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Happy Death Day?
- In United States, Happy Death Day streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel, Peacock Premium Plus.
